On government structure and spending: The effects of management form and separation of powers

Urban Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-34

  Campbell, Rebecca J ^a   Turnbull, Geoffrey K ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC SPENDING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037258162     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980220080141     Document Type: Article

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