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The changing distribution of education finance, 1972 to 1997

@inproceedings{Corcoran2003TheCD,
  title={The changing distribution of education finance, 1972 to 1997},
  author={Sean P. Corcoran and William N. Evans and Jennifer W. Godwin and Sheila E. Murray and Robert M. Schwab},
  year={2003}
}
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