Fiscal decentralization, ideology, and the size of the public sector

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-506

  Baskaran, Thushyanthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electoral competition; Fiscal decentralization; Public sector size

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959977033     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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