Government is Whose Problem

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Jon D. Wisman is a professor of economics at American University, Washington, D.C. Helpful comments by Chris

Brown an an anonymous referee are gratefully ac!nowlege.

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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES

Vol. XLVII No. 4 Deceme! 2013

DOI 10.2"#3$JEI0021%3&244"040&

Government Is Whose Problem?

Jon D. Wisman

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