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Politics as the Art of Confined Compromise

@article{Boudreaux1997PoliticsAT,
  title={Politics as the Art of Confined Compromise},
  author={Donald J. Boudreaux and Dwight R. Lee},
  journal={Cato Journal},
  year={1997},
  volume={16},
  pages={365-381}
}
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