Growing problems in the local public finance system of Japan

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-238

  Shirai, Sayuri ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC SPENDING; TAX SYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 28044461697     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: 14682680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jyi036     Document Type: Article

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