Vouchers and public policy: When ideology trumps evidence

American Journal of Education

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 548-567

  Belfield, Clive ^a,b   Levin, Henry M ^b,c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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

^c Department of Economics and Education ^*

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26444513247     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431183     Document Type: Review

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