Fractionalization and the size of government

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 51-76

  Lind, Jo Thori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fractionalization; Political economy; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845186589     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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