Districts, diversity, and fiscal biases: Evidence from the American states

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 675-698

  Crain, W Mark ^a  

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EID: 0040843310     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467438     Document Type: Article

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