Changing ‘political economies of scale’ and public sector adjustment: Insights from fiscal federalism

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-100

  Hülsemeyer, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition state; Fiscal federalism; Globalization; Institutional adjustment; Public goods; Welfare optimum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034382186     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096922900347054     Document Type: Article

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