A political economy theory of partial decentralization

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-633

  William Hatfield, John ^a   Padró i Miquel, Gerard ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860780275     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2012.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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