Educating girls in the third world: The demographic, basic needs, and economic benefits

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 29-46

  Hadden, Kenneth ^a   London, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC NEEDS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; GIRLS' EDUCATION; GIRLS' SCHOOLING;

EID: 0030465298     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002071529603700103     Document Type: Article

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