Local government structure and public expenditures

Public Choice

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 185-198

  Bradbury, John Charles ^a   Stephenson, E Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0037239558     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022857028836     Document Type: Review

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