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Save the poor, shoot some bankers

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  • David Zetland, 2010. "Save the poor, shoot some bankers," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 145(3), pages 331-337, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:145:y:2010:i:3:p:331-337
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-010-9708-4
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    Keywords

    Aid; Principal-agent; Asymmetric information; Intrinsic motivation; Public choice; F35; O19;
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    JEL classification:

    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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