Was "V" for victory or votes? A public choice analysis of World War II federal spending

Public Choice

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 161-174

  Bateman, Fred ^a   Taylor, Jason E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037210092     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020844426073     Document Type: Review

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