Decision by sortition: A means to reduce rent-seeking

Public Choice

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 435-451

  Lockard, Alan A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0042305022     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024899605246     Document Type: Review

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