Voter support for privatizing education: Evidence on self-interest and ideology

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-58

  Merzyn, Wolfram ^a   Ursprung, Heinrich W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Education policy; Political economy; Privatization; Voter behavior; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144333708     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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