Low-fee private schooling: Challenging an era of education for all and quality provision?

International Perspectives on Educational Diversity and Inclusion: Studies from America, Europe and India

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 138-161

  Srivastava, Prachi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203961339     Document Type: Chapter

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