Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
Contents:
Education privatization in its many forms -- The marketplace in education -- Families as contractual partners in education -- Modeling school choice : a comparison of public, private-independent, private-religious, and home-schooled students -- Home-schooling -- The effects of competition on educational outcomes : a review of US evidence -- School choice and the supply of private schooling places -- The potential of for-profit schools for educational reform -- Post-compulsory entitlements : vouchers for life-long learning.
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