The relative progressivity of social services in Ecuador

Public Finance Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 310-352

  Younger, Stephen D ^a  

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EID: 0033449937     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219902700304     Document Type: Article

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