The methodology of the public choice research programme: The case of 'voting with feet'

New Political Economy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-183

  Kay, Adrian ^a   Marsh, Alex ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC GOODS; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347264842     PISSN: 13563467     EISSN: 14699923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563460701302943     Document Type: Article

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