Political power, fiscal crises, and decentralization in Latin America: Federal countries in comparative perspective (and some contrasts with unitary cases)

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-247

  Gonzlez, Lucas I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 44649133255     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjn001     Document Type: Article

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