A fiscal need approach to equalization

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-115

  Shah, Anwar ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 0012712450     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3551902     Document Type: Article

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