Why does government produce national defense?

Randall Holcombe

Public Choice, 2008, vol. 137, issue 1, 19 pages

Keywords: Public goods; National defense; Market failure; Free riders; D7; H11; H21; H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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