Can informed public deliberation overcome clientelism? Experimental evidence from Benin

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-255

  Fujiwara, Thomas ^a,b   Wantchekon, Leonard ^a,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy   (United States)

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EID: 84887782158     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.4.241     Document Type: Article

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