Economie freedom and the quality of life: An empirical analysis

Constitutional Political Economy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-197

  Esposto, Alfredo G ^a   Zaleski, Peter A ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042785046     PISSN: 10434062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009068829135     Document Type: Article

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