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The interest-group theory of government

In: The Elgar Companion to Public Choice

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  • Robert B. Ekelund
  • Robert D. Tollison

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  • Robert B. Ekelund & Robert D. Tollison, 2001. "The interest-group theory of government," Chapters, in: William F. Shughart II & Laura Razzolini (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, chapter 17, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Daniel Horgos & Klaus W. Zimmermann, 2010. "It Takes Two to Tango: Lobbies and the Political Business Cycle," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 63(3), pages 383-399, August.
    2. Joseph Michael Newhard, 2016. "An Interest Group Theory of Public Goods Provision: Reassessing the Relative Efficiency of the Market and the State," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 31(Winter 20), pages 21-41.
    3. Taylor P. Stevenson & William F. Shughart II, 2006. "Smoke and Mirrors," Public Finance Review, , vol. 34(6), pages 712-730, November.
    4. Russell S. Sobel & John A. Dove, 2016. "Analyzing the Effectiveness of State Regulatory Review," Public Finance Review, , vol. 44(4), pages 446-477, July.

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