Discerning the consequences and integrity of Canada's budget reforms: A story of remnants and resilience

The Reality of Budgetary Reform in OECD Nations: Trajectories and Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 91-121

  Good, David A ^a   Lindquist, Evert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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