Answering the public choice challenge: A neoprogressive research agenda

Governance

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-55

  Lowery, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0033474044     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0952-1895.00089     Document Type: Article

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