Specialization in a competitive education industry: Areas and impacts

Cato Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-335

  Merrifield, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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