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The size and scope of government:: Comparative politics with rational politicians

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  • Persson, Torsten
  • Tabellini, Guido

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The authors try to demonstrate how economists may engage in research on comparative politics, relating the size and composition of government spending to the political system.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal European Economic Review.

Volume (Year): 43 (1999)
Issue (Month): 4-6 (April)
Pages: 699-735

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  • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
  • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
  • H10 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - General
  • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General

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