GOVERNMENT BUDGET DEFICITS, DEFENCE EXPENDITURE AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION: THE CASE OF TURKEYFootnote*

*An earlier version of this paper was presented at the First International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, organized by Yaşar University in Çeşme‐İzmir, on June 2005. I appreciated the comments of participants of the conference. Thanks also to two anonymous referees and to Keith Hartley for their comments and suggestions. Any remaining errors are mine.

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