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The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods?The Turnpike Companies of Early AmericaDaniel Klein
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The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods?The Turnpike Companies of Early AmericaDanielKlein
Department of EconomicsUniversity of Califollaia at h’vine
ReprintNo. 18
Economic Inquiry
March 1990
TheUniversity of California TransportationCenterUniversityof California at Berkeley
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