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Boisseau-Sierra, M. (2016). Accounting for Public Debt and Deficit. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2294-1

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