Special districts, city governments, and infrastructure: Spending in 105 US metropolitan areas

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-72

  Nunn, Samuel ^a,c   Schoedel, Carl ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DuPage Mayors and Managers Conf   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031514480     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.1997.tb00397.x     Document Type: Article

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