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State capacity and public choice

A critical survey

Bibliographic Data

ID10931985
AuthorsEnnio E Piano (0000-0003-2332-625X, George Mason University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume178
Issue1-2
Pages289-309
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Choice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-5829 • E-ISSN: 1573-7101
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11127-018-00631-x
OpenAlexW2904303731
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited90

Argument (complex analysis · Corporate governance · Economic system · Economics · Fiscal capacity · Macroeconomics · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public choice · Public economics · Public finance · State (computer science · Work (physics · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization

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Unique citing works31
Citations per year5,17
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 30

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