State capital expenditures for higher education: "Where the real politics happens"

Journal of Education Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-423

  Tandberg, David A ^a   Ness, Erik C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052153026     PISSN: 00989495     EISSN: 19446470     Source Type: Journal    
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