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Partisanship, Fiscal Transfers, and Social Spending in Korea: The Politics of Partial Decentralization 党派之争、财政转移与韩国的社会支出:部分分权的政治

IF 1.3 3区社会学

Journal of East Asian Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI: 10.1017/jea.2021.33

Eunyoung Ha, Dong Wook Lee

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