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Drèze, J. (2006). Introduction. In: Chander, P., Drèze, J., Lovell, C.K., Mintz, J. (eds) Public goods, environmental externalities and fiscal competition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-25534-7_1

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