Political decentralization and income inequality in developping countries : does governance matter ?
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Political decentralization; income inequality; governance;All these keywords.
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- D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
- H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
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