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Original Articles

When Do Governments Support Common Goods for Health? Four Cases on Surveillance, Traffic Congestion, Road Safety, and Air Pollution

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Pages 293-306 | Received 05 Jul 2019, Accepted 26 Aug 2019, Published online: 20 Dec 2019

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