Coalition governments, cabinet size, and the common pool problem: Evidence from the German states

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 356-376

  Baskaran, Thushyanthan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cabinet size; Coalition government; Common pool problems; Government fragmentation; Public expenditures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886314516     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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