The political economy of skill and the limits of educational policy

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-107

  Lloyd, Caroline ^a   Payne, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037269060     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093032000042227     Document Type: Review

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