The bigger they are: Cross-state variation in federal education and medicaid waivers, 1991-2008

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 452-473

  Shelly, Bryan ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880307435     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjt011     Document Type: Article

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