Education Management Organisations and the privatisation of public education: A cross-national comparison of the USA and Britain

Comparative Education

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-154

  Fitz, John ^a   Beers, Bryan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POLICY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036291511     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060220140548     Document Type: Article

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