Safeguarding federalism in education policy in Canada and the United States

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 534-557

  Vergari, Sandra ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 77957195526     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjq009     Document Type: Article

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