The median-voter model versus the bureaucracy model of school finance equalization aid

Public Finance Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-83

  Chandler, Mark ^a  

^a Stockholm School of Economics in Riga   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Equalization aid; Intergovernmental grants; School finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244313390     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142104270909     Document Type: Article

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