Reasserting the public in public service delivery: The de-privatization and de-marketization of education in China

Policy and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-150

  Painter, Martin ^a   Mok, Ka Ho ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 56349102696     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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