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An Interest Group Theory of Public Goods Provision: Reassessing the Relative Efficiency of the Market and the State

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  • Joseph Michael Newhard, 2016. "An Interest Group Theory of Public Goods Provision: Reassessing the Relative Efficiency of the Market and the State," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 31(Winter 20), pages 21-41.
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