Without Bias? Government Policy That Creates Fair and Equitable Property Tax Assessments

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 591-605

  Gilderbloom, John I ^a   Hanka, Matthew J ^b   Ambrosius, Joshua D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

home values; race; social justice; tax assessments; urban neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864662264     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074011418639     Document Type: Article

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