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The private interest in public redistribution: A public choice view of the geographic distribution of federal funds

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Laband, D.N. The private interest in public redistribution: A public choice view of the geographic distribution of federal funds. Public Choice 49, 117–125 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181034

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