The Invisible Hand of World Education Culture: Thoughts for Policy Makers1

Handbook of Education Policy Research

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 958-968

  Baker, David P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203880968-82     Document Type: Chapter

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