Political culture, economic structure and policy: The Laffont-Tirole model extended to modern Japan

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 301-326

  Young, Warren ^a   Meijaard, Joris ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0036005192     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1536-7150.00161     Document Type: Article

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