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Public good provision under dictatorship and democracy

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  • Robert Deacon, 2009. "Public good provision under dictatorship and democracy," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 139(1), pages 241-262, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:139:y:2009:i:1:p:241-262
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-008-9391-x
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    Keywords

    Dictatorship and democracy; Public good provision; Governance; H4; D7; Q2;
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    JEL classification:

    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation

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