Fiscal Decentralization Improves Social Outcomes When Countries Have Good Governance
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عنوان ژورنال: IMF working paper
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1018-5941', '2227-8885']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400211768.001