Highway Infrastructure: Policy Issues for Regions
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This paper is one of a series associated with the July 17, 1996, workshop " Designing State-Local Fiscal Policy for Growth and Development. " William A. Testa served as workshop convener and editor. The workshop was first of a series held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as part of the 1996-97 project " Assessing the Midwest Economy. " Inquiries should be directed to the Public
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