Fragmentation, Fiscal Mobility, and Efficiency

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1190-1207

  Dowding, Keith ^a   Mergoupis, Thanos ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0242511065     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.t01-1-00132     Document Type: Article

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