Has European economic integration affected the functional composition of government expenditures?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 300-315

  Sanz, Ismael ^a   Velázquez, Francisco J ^a  

^a Campus de Somosaguas S/n ^*  (Spain)

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EID: 33645152610     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byj022     Document Type: Article

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