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Political Centralization and Urban Primacy: Evidence from National and Provincial Capitals in the Americas

In: Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy

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  • Sebastian Galiani & Sukkoo Kim, 2008. "Political Centralization and Urban Primacy: Evidence from National and Provincial Capitals in the Americas," NBER Chapters, in: Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, pages 121-153, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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