Beyond efficiency and economy: An examination of basic needs and fiscal decentralization

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 915-934

  Lindaman, Kara ^a   Thurmaier, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FISCAL POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM;

EID: 0036663520     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342760     Document Type: Article

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