The benefit principle as a preferred approach to taxing business in the midwest

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-164

  Oakland, William H ^a   Testa, William A ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0034399437     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124240001400203     Document Type: Article

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