Political Economy of Federalism: Insights from Data on Guns, Goons and Gold

• Main Authors: Banaag, Miann S, Mendoza, Ronald U, Penalosa, John
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Federalism; Decentralization; Imperial Manila; Political Dynasties; Public Administration; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/166; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3040440
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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