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Economists the world over are engaged in evaluating economic policy, but the Netherlands is the only country where election programmes are audited by an official office. So are the Dutch breaking new ground or is this just national folklore with dubious traits?
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Bomhoff, E.J., Van Der Geest, L. (2003). Food for Politicians, Not for Voters. In: Graafland, J.J., Ros, A.P. (eds) Economic Assessment of Election Programmes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0290-6_9
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