Assessing the power of the purse: An index of legislative budget institutions

Political Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 767-785

  Wehner, Joachim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847620872     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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