Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor: Understanding political incentives for providing public services

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-27

  Keefer, Philip ^a   Khemani, Stuti ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC SERVICE;

EID: 20044390984     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lki002     Document Type: Review

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