The importance of demographic analyses in state- and local-level policy evaluations: a case study analysis of property taxes in Texas, USA

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-196

  White, Steve ^a   Murdock, Steve H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION COMPOSITION; PROPERTY TAX; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL CHANGE; TAX SYSTEM;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0031656528     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005931023241     Document Type: Article

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