Who or What Governs?: The Effects of Economics, Politics, Institutions, and Needs on Local Spending

American Politics Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1130-1163

  Hajnal, Zoltan L ^a   Trounstine, Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

economic competition; elitism; government spending; local government; pluralism; Tiebout hypothesis; urban politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957277719     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X10362870     Document Type: Article

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