Annexation, local government spending, and the complicating role of density

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-165

  Edwards, Mary M ^a   Xiao, Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annexation; Fiscal impacts; Local government

Indexed keywords

FISCAL REFORM; LAND USE CHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SPENDING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 70350490092     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087409341036     Document Type: Article

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