The unintended effects of private school competition

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-356

  Andersen, Simon Calmar ^a   Serritzlew, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 33947366841     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mul019     Document Type: Article

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