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The extension of the franchise has been considered, since de Tocqueville, as an important determinant of the demand for public services and, consequently, of the size of government.
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Brosio, G., Marchese, C. (1993). Voting Rights and the Demand for Public Expenditure. An Analysis of the redistributive impact of universal suffrage. In: Breton, A., Galeotti, G., Salmon, P., Wintrobe, R. (eds) Preferences and Democracy. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2188-0_13
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