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For the Many or the Few: The Initiative, Public Policy, and American Democracy

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  • Lars Feld, 2006. "For the Many or the Few: The Initiative, Public Policy, and American Democracy," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 128(3), pages 505-509, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:128:y:2006:i:3:p:505-509
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-9019-y
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    5. Lars P. Feld & Gebhard Kirchgässner, 2006. "Fiscal Policy and Direct Democracy: Institutional Design Determines Outcomes," Chapters, in: Attiat F. Ott & Richard J. Cebula (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Public Economics, chapter 13, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. & Maennig, Wolfgang & Mueller, Steffen Q., 2022. "The generation gap in direct democracy: Age vs. cohort effects," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).

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