Electoral accountability and tax mimicking: The effects of electoral margins, coalition government, and ideology

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 685-713

  Solé Ollé, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electoral accountability; Electoral margin; Ideology; Local government; Tax mimicking; Yardstick competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142087624     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(03)00023-5     Document Type: Article

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