Newspapers and budgeting: The effects of media coverage on local expenditure decisions

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-260

  Mortensen, Peter B ^a   Serritzlew, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 33747247551     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2006.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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