Aggregating spending preferences: An empirical analysis of party preferences in Norwegian local governments

Public Choice

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 225-243

  Borge, Lars Erik ^a   Sørensen, Rune J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 0036110147     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013061714243     Document Type: Article

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