Environmental policy, public interest and political market

Public Choice

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-27

  Tanguay, Georges A ^a   Lanoie, Paul ^b   Moreau, Jérôme ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Inst d'Econ Appliquee   (Canada)

^c 127 R d'Aguesseau 92103 B ^*

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EID: 4043137885     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PUCH.0000035853.67029.7e     Document Type: Article

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