A quiet revolution in transportation finance: The rise of local option transportation taxes

Transportation Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-32

  Goldman, Todd ^a   Wachs, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FEES AND CHARGES; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION;

POLICYMAKERS;

TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

EID: 0037412486     PISSN: 02789434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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