Resource utilization and economies of size in secondary schools

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-150

  Taylor, Jim ^a   Bradley, Steve ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009865873     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8586.00099     Document Type: Article

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