Private-sector provision of schooling: An economic assessment

Comparative Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-399

  Adnett, Nick ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EDUCATION POLICY; PRIVATE SECTOR; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 5044223034     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305006042000274854     Document Type: Article

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