Public economics and the theory of public policy

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4 SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 753-772

  Boadway, Robin ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0141602999     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136268     Document Type: Article

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