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The expanding public sector: Wagner squared

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  • Gordon Tullock

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  • James Buchanan & Gordon Tullock, 1977. "The expanding public sector: Wagner squared," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 31(1), pages 147-150, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:31:y:1977:i:1:p:147-150
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01718982
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    1. Gordon Tullock, 1974. "Dynamic hypothesis on bureaucracy," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 127-131, September.
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