Equalization in Commonwealth federations

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 111-129

  Watts, Ronald L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FINANCIAL SYSTEM;

EID: 1542287250     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560308559448     Document Type: Article

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