Does voter turnout influence school bond elections?

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 247-262

  Gong, Huan ^a   Rogers, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 84904623808     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-2013.061     Document Type: Article

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