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Political business cycles at the municipal level

✍ Scribed by Linda Gonçalves Veiga; Francisco José Veiga

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
345 KB
Volume
131
Category
Article
ISSN
0048-5829

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