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Can competition among local governments constrain government spending?


Abstract: An examination of the relationship between the number of local governmental units and the share of personal income going to local government expenditures, considering competition among both general-purpose and single-purpose government units.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1988

Volume: 24

Issue: Q I

Pages: 2-9