General versus vocational secondary education in developing countries: A review of the rates of return evidence

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 230-247

  Bennell, Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0030390535     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389608422464     Document Type: Review

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