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Polycentric governance in practice: the case of Ukraine’s decentralised crisis response during the Russo-Ukrainian war 实践中的多中心治理:以俄乌战争期间乌克兰的分散危机应对为例

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI: 10.1332/25156918y2023d000000002

Oleksandra Keudel, Oksana Huss

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Strategic changes in the public sphere: modern prerequisites for effective management 公共领域的战略变革:有效管理的现代先决条件

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-10-16 DOI: 10.1332/25156918y2023d000000004

Tetiana Kozachenko, Nataliia Aliushyna, Olena Boiko, Viacheslav Grabovskiy, Nataliia Statsenko

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Lack of consensus, dispersion of political power and public debt: evidence from a sample of developed countries 缺乏共识、政治权力分散和公共债务:来自发达国家样本的证据

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-10-13 DOI: 10.1332/25156918y2023d000000003

Mohamed Mansour, Eric Kamwa

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Public debt financing through political processes: a review essay of Olivier Blanchard’s Fiscal Policy under Low Interest Rates 政治过程中的公共债务融资:对奥利维尔·布兰查德《低利率下的财政政策》的评论文章

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-10-05 DOI: 10.1332/25156918y2023d000000001

Jonathan W. Plante

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Public choice economics of the Ukraine crisis 乌克兰危机的公共选择经济学

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Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-08-28 DOI: 10.1332/251569121x16902649893380

D. Hebert, Leonid Krasnozhon

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Introducing public choice in international relations: the Russian invasion of Ukraine 在国际关系中引入公众选择：俄罗斯入侵乌克兰

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Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.1332/251569121x16872942837731

Aris Trantidis

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Understanding the timing and outcome of the Russian Revolution: a public choice approach 理解俄国革命的时机和结果:一种公共选择的方法

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Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-06-12 DOI: 10.1332/251569121x16827529522153

G. Dempster, R. Ekelund, M. Thornton

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Presidents in deficit: are there historical rewards to deficits? 赤字总统:赤字有历史回报吗?

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.1332/251569121x16830188499713

Vincent Geloso, Marcus Shera

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Financial inclusion and tax effort in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of institutional quality 撒哈拉以南非洲的金融包容性和税收努力：制度质量的作用

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Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-05-24 DOI: 10.1332/251569121x16817386486785

Oumarou Zallé

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Local land taxes and social media adoption in local governments: evidence from the German state of Hesse 地方土地税和地方政府采用社交媒体:来自德国黑森州的证据

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Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.1332/251569121x16801683769931

I. Bischoff, Aleksandra Wimberger

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