Income distribution, taxation, and the private provision of public goods

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 273-297

  Itaya, Jun Ichi ^a   Meza, David de ^b   Myles, Gareth D ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33646432843     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9779.00098     Document Type: Article

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