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Our title is borrowed in a modified form from that used by Buchanan 1967. All data, as well as the relevant computer print-outs, is available upon request.
Gordon Tullock suggested the possible relationship explored in this paper. Harold Demsetz offered useful comments. The usual caveat applies.
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Anderson, G.M. Public finance in autocratic process: An empirical note. Public Choice 57, 25–37 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00052257
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