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Beyond conventional economics: The limits of rational behaviour in political decision making

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Caplan, B. Beyond conventional economics: The limits of rational behaviour in political decision making. Public Choice 131, 505–507 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-007-9142-4

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