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Education outlay, fiscal transfer, and inter-region funding equity: a county-level analysis of education finance in China

Ping ZhangSchool of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;
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Zizhou BuHuman Resource Department, China Life Insurance Company Ltd., Beijing, China;
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Youqiang WangSchool of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;
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Yilin HouCenter for Policy Research, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 591-610 | Received 23 Apr 2016, Accepted 01 Aug 2016, Published online: 03 Nov 2016

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