The performance of regional governments under the results-based budgeting framework: A two-stage sectoral analysis

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 56, Number 2, March-April 2022


Page(s)		501 - 528
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2022012
Published online		15 March 2022

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