An evaluation of alternative tax and expenditure limitation policies on Kansas local governments

Public Budgeting and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 48-70

  Springer, Job D ^a   Lusby, Aaron K ^b   Leatherman, John C ^c   Featherstone, Allen M ^c  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 66949117870     PISSN: 02751100     EISSN: 15405850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5850.2009.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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