Government strength, power dispersion in governments and budget deficits in OECD-countries. A voting power approach

Public Choice

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 333-350

  Huber, Gerald ^a   Kocher, Martin ^a   Sutter, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 0042305024     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024860709516     Document Type: Review

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