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Equal access vs. Selective access: A critique of public goods theory

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    Kenneth D. Goldin (Associate Professor of Economics)

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The author thanks Gordon Tullock and an unidentified referee for comments on an earlier draft.

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Goldin, K.D. Equal access vs. Selective access: A critique of public goods theory. Public Choice 29, 53–71 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01718562

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