Political competition and state government size: Do tighter elections produce looser budgets?

Public Choice

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-21

  Rogers, Diane Lim ^a   Rogers, John H ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Federal Reserve Board Division of International Finance   (United States)

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EID: 0034375996     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005122127801     Document Type: Article

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