Modeling equity for allocating public resources

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 167, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-118

  Leclerc, Philip D ^a   McLay, Laura A ^a   Mayorga, Maria E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

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EID: 84887069767     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0806-2_4     Document Type: Chapter

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