Local Government Expenditures in Belgium: Do Political Distinctions Matter?*
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Political Research
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0304-4130,1475-6765
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1981.tb00597.x