Leaving money on the table: Learning from recent refusals of federal grants in the American States

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 449-466

  Nicholson Crotty, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84863894851     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjs022     Document Type: Article

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