Market forces, choice and diversity in education: The early impact

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Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

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Author keywords

Diversity; Education markets; Fee paying schools; Rational choice theory; School choice; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008017873     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.111     Document Type: Article

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