Size and school district consolidation: Do opposites attract?

Economica

Volumn 70, Issue 280, 2003, Pages 673-690

  Brasington, David M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SIZE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345566297     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0013-0427.2003.01046.x     Document Type: Article

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