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Schneider, U., Österle, A. (2007). Fiscal Competition and Activist Social Policy. In: Andersson, K., Eberhartinger, E., Oxelheim, L. (eds) National Tax Policy in Europe. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70711-0_4

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