Persistent ideology and the determination of public policy over time

International Economic Review

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-202

  Song, Zheng ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84857431426     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2011.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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