Race and the Structure of School Districts in the United States

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 281-300

  Martinez Vazquez, Jorge ^a   Rider, Mark ^b   Walker, Mary Beth ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Tax Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 0040238838     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/juec.1996.2003     Document Type: Article

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