The economics and politics of the structure of public expenditure

Public Choice

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 299-316

  Tridimas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035582798     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005250716104     Document Type: Article

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