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On the relative efficiency of alternative modes of producing a public sector output: The case of the developmentally disabled

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  • Dusansky, Richard & Wilson, Paul W., 1995. "On the relative efficiency of alternative modes of producing a public sector output: The case of the developmentally disabled," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 80(3), pages 608-618, February.
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