The Economics of Earmarked Taxes

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Economics of Earmarked TaxesJames M. BuchananJames M. Buchanan Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Volume 71, Number 5Oct., 1963 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/258794 Views: 39Total views on this site Citations: 102Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1963 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Gulay Gunluk-Senesen, Mustafa Kahveci Odds for Arms? 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