School finance litigation, tax and expenditure limitations, and education spending

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-143

  Blankenau, William F ^a   Skidmore, Mark L ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

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EID: 1342305091     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byh010     Document Type: Article

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