Federalism, regional redistribution and country stability

The Political Economy Of Inter-Regional Fiscal Flows: Measurement, Determinants and Effects on Country Stability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 329-350

  Spolaore, Enrico ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870881018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849803236.00029     Document Type: Chapter

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