Is implementation distinct from political bargaining? A micro-level test

Rationality and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-84

  Torenvlied, René ^a   Thomson, Robert ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collective decision making; Implementation; Political bargaining; Principal agent theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037284563     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463103015001071     Document Type: Review

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