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Distributive Politics, Electoral Institutions and European Structural and Investment Funding: Evidence from Italy and France

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  • Lisa Maria Dellmuth & Dominik Schraff & Michael F. Stoffel, 2017. "Distributive Politics, Electoral Institutions and European Structural and Investment Funding: Evidence from Italy and France," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(2), pages 275-293, March.
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