School finance reform: An empirical test of the economics of public opinion formation

Public Finance Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-425

  Wassmer, Robert W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031527471     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500403     Document Type: Article

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