Pork-barrel politics, targetable policies, and fiscal federalism

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 819-844

  Roberson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 45749156386     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2008.6.4.819     Document Type: Article

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