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Government manipulation of constitutional-level transaction costs: A general theory of transaction-cost augmentation and the growth of government

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  • Charlotte Twight, 1988. "Government manipulation of constitutional-level transaction costs: A general theory of transaction-cost augmentation and the growth of government," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 131-152, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:56:y:1988:i:2:p:131-152
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00115753
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    1. Steven Kan & Chun-Sin Hwang, 1996. "A form of government organization from the perspective of transaction cost economics," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 7(3), pages 197-219, September.
    2. Daniel Sutter, 1995. "Constitutional politics within the interest-group model," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 6(2), pages 127-137, June.
    3. Bruce Benson, 1999. "To Arbitrate or To Litigate: That Is the Question," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 8(2), pages 91-151, September.
    4. Twight, Charlotte, 1996. "Federal control over education: Crisis, deception, and institutional change," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 299-333, December.
    5. Charlotte Twight, 1989. "Institutional Underpinnings of Parochialism: The Case of Military Base Closures," Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute, vol. 9(1), pages 73-105, Spring/Su.
    6. Charlotte Twight, 1992. "Constitutional renegotiation: Impediments to consensual revision," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 3(1), pages 89-112, December.

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