Centralized and decentralized provision of public goods
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Keywords
Decentralization; Local public goods; H40; H70; P51;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
- H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
- P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
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