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Some mathematical aspects of the political business cycle

✍ Scribed by L. Montrucchio

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1982
Tongue: English
Weight: 970 KB
Volume: 37
Category: Article
ISSN: 0022-3239
DOI: 10.1007/bf00934770

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