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Fundamental impossibility theorems on voluntary participation in the provision of non-excludable public goods

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  • Tatsuyoshi Saijo & Takehiko Yamato, 2010. "Fundamental impossibility theorems on voluntary participation in the provision of non-excludable public goods," Review of Economic Design, Springer;Society for Economic Design, vol. 14(1), pages 51-73, March.
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    Keywords

    Impossibility theorems; Voluntary participation; Non-excludable public goods; Lindahl equilibrium; Voluntary contribution mechanism; Olson’s conjecture; C72; D71; D78; H41;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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