For Terri and Reagan
R.S.S.

For Lora, Ross, Mark, and Connor
R.G.H.

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Holcombe, Randall G.

Growth and variability in state tax revenue : an anatomy of state
fiscal crises / Randall G. Holcombe and Russell S. Sobel.

p. cm.--(Contributions in economics and economic history,

ISSN 0084-9235; no. 189)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-30423-8 (alk. paper)

1. Revenue-- United States--States. 2. Taxation--United States--
States. 3. United States--Appropriations and expenditures, State.
I. Sobel, Russell S., 1968- . II. Title. III. Series.

HJ2385.H65 1997

336.2′01373--dc21 97-5597

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Copyright © 1997 by Randall G. Holcombe and Russell S. Sobel

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-5597

ISBN: 0-313-30423-8

ISSN: 0084-9235

First published in 1997

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1994).

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