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  1. the Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University, St. Louis

    Kenneth A. Shepsle (professor of political science and research associate)

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This article was originally presented at the Conference on the Causes and Consequences of Public Sector Growth, and will appear in the conference volume, © Peter Aranson and Peter Ordeshook.

He is the author of The Giant Jigsaw Puzzle: Democratic Committee Assignments in the Modern Houseand currently edits Public Choice.

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Shepsle, K.A. The private use of public interest. Society 17, 35–41 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02694803

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