Rent-seeking and political tenure: First estimates

Public Choice

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 369-385

  McNutt, Patrick ^a  

^a Irish Competition Authority   (Ireland)

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EID: 0041731302     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004959332724     Document Type: Article

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