A tale of two cities: School privatization in Philadelphia and Chester

American Journal of Education

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-190

  Maranto, Robert ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15544372789     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426836     Document Type: Article

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