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Economically Efficient and Politically Sustainable Economic Contraction

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems ((LNE,volume 141))

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If the 1960s were known as the era of economic growth, it is likely that the 1970s and 1980s will be known as the era of economic contraction. Major universities are already facing this problem and the fiscal crisis of our cities is forcing more and more people to come to grips with it.

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Schotter, A. (1977). Economically Efficient and Politically Sustainable Economic Contraction. In: Henn, R., Moeschlin, O. (eds) Mathematical Economics and Game Theory. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 141. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45494-3_32

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