“The Place of the Soft Budget Constraint Syndrome in Economic Theory“. Journal of Comparative Economics, March, 1998, Vol. 26. No. 1., pp.11-17.

Kornai János: “The Place of the Soft Budget Constraint Syndrome in Economic Theory“. Journal of Comparative Economics, March, 1998, Vol. 26. No. 1., pp.11-17.

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