Political preferences and the privatization of education: Evidence from the UK

Education Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-168

  Belfield, Clive R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Privatization; School choice

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142091239     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290210131674     Document Type: Article

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