The impact of intergovernmental incentives on student disability rates

Public Finance Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-73

  Kwak, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability rates; Education finance reform; Fiscal incentives; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649269136     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: 15527530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142109358707     Document Type: Article

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