Vouchers in U.S. vocational training programs: an overview of what we have learned;Gutscheine in US-amerikanischen Weiterbildungsprogrammen: Überblick der bisherigen Ergebnisse

Zeitschrift fur Arbeitsmarktforschung

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-84

  Barnow, Burt S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84975263504     PISSN: 18678343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12651-009-0007-9     Document Type: Review

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