Demographic structure and the political economy of public education

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-66

  Poterba, James M ^a  

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EID: 0031539095     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199724)16:1<48::AID-PAM3>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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