Fiscal reform and public education spending: A quasi-natural experiment of fiscal decentralization in China

Publius

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 334-356

  Wang, Wen ^a   Zheng, Xinye ^b   Zhao, Zhirong ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84859625763     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjr039     Document Type: Review

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