Fiscal Balance Impacts of Government Outsourcing: Political Ideology as a Moderating Factor

• Autores: Hoyong Jung
• Localización: Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, ISSN 0210-1173, Nº 253, 2025, págs. 3-26
• Idioma: inglés
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