Introduction

Fiscal Space: Policy Options for Financing Human Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-14

  Rodríguez, Francisco ^c  

^a UNDP   (United States)

^b Revenue Watch Institute   (United States)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84895709813     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849771344     Document Type: Chapter

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