Norwegian local public finance in the 19308 and beyond

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 127-154

  Falch, Torberg ^a   Tovmo, Per ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 24644434506     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1361491603000054     Document Type: Review

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