Fiscal management implications of the TABOR bind

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-687

  Martell, Christine R ^a,b   Teske, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 34250186467     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00752.x     Document Type: Review

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