Public expenditures in Canadian provinces: An empirical study of politico-economic interactions

Public Choice

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 367-385

  Tellier, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 33645563698     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-2455-x     Document Type: Article

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