How can the power of Leviathans be measured?
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- Göbel, Jürgen, 2009. "How can the power of Leviathans be measured?," MPRA Paper 13789, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Keywords
Leviathan; measurement; income deviation; grants;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
- H30 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2009-03-14 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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