Direct democracy and local public goods: Evidence from a field experiment in Indonesia

American Political Science Review

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-267

  Olken, Benjamin A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 78049344835     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000079     Document Type: Article

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