Social interactions and the institutions of local government

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1477-1490

  Helsley, Robert W ^a   Strange, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0039333354     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.5.1477     Document Type: Article

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