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Private schools and the millennium development goal of universal primary education: a census and comparative survey in Hyderabad, India

James Tooley University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pauline Dixon University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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S. V. Gomathi The Educare Trust, Hyderabad, India
Pages 539-560 | Published online: 19 Oct 2007

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