Local government autonomy and state reliance on special district governments: A reassessment

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 481-492

  Carr, Jered B ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751288430     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290605900315     Document Type: Article

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