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Municipal merger and debt issuance in South African municipalities

Tsuyoshi Gotoa Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra Sekgetleb National Treasury, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Takashi Kuramotoc Hirao School of Management, Konan University, NishinomiyaJapanView further author information
Pages 343-348 | Published online: 20 Apr 2020

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