Fiscal federalism, decentralization and economic growth

Public Economics and Public Choice: Contributions in Honor of Charles B. Blankart

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 103-133

  Feld, Lars P ^a   Zimmermann, Horst ^b   Döring, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c FH Technikum Kärnten ^*  (Germany)

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EID: 79551673450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-72782-8_6     Document Type: Chapter

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