County government choices for redistributive services

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-83

  Farmer, Jayce L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

county government; political economy; political institutions; redistribution; service choices

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 78650987218     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087410384235     Document Type: Article

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