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Institutional arrangements and the quality of publicly provided goods: A tentative note

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There are considerable differences in the quality of publicly provided goods. A simple model is presented to explain these observations by differences in institutional arrangements without having to rely on eventual differences in the relative preferences of bureaucrats and politicians.

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  1. FB Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Osnabrück, Postfach 4469, D-49069, Osnabrück, Deutschland

    Jörg Schimmelpfennig

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This paper was first presented under a slightly different title at the 1991 European Public Choice Society Meeting, Beaune. I am indebted to an anonymous referee for valuable and critical comments on an earlier version. Anna Rushing-Jungeilges provided editorial assistance with respect to the English language.

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Schimmelpfennig, J. Institutional arrangements and the quality of publicly provided goods: A tentative note. Public Choice 85, 119–126 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01047906

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