Mises, Bastiat, public opinion, and public choice

Review of Political Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-105

  Caplan, Bryan ^a   Stringham, Edward ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14744281162     PISSN: 09538259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0953825042000313825     Document Type: Article

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