Fiscal imbalance and economic development in Canadian history: Evidence from the economic history of Ontario

American Review of Canadian Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 287-327

  Di Matteo, L ^a  

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PUBLIC SPENDING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0033496908     PISSN: 02722011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02722019909481632     Document Type: Article

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