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The allocative equivalence of contracting and regulation

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    Roger L. Faith & Robert D. Tollison

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Faith, R.L., Tollison, R.D. The allocative equivalence of contracting and regulation. Atlantic Economic Journal 9, 57–59 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02301210

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