Why and how a well-intended (local) government can hide information from citizens for their own good: The case of public goods provision in less developed areas
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Public good; congestion; cooperative; satiation level; policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
- O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
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