Performance Federalism and Local Democracy: Theory and Evidence from School Tax Referenda

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 418-435

  Kogan, Vladimir ^a   Lavertu, Stéphane ^a   Peskowitz, Zachary ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928978509     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12184     Document Type: Article

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