MEASURING THE DEADWEIGHT COSTS OF DUP AND RENT SEEKING ACTIVITIES
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عنوان ژورنال: Economics and Politics
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0954-1985,1468-0343
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0343.1989.tb00006.x