Education 'Decentralization' processes in Mexico and Nicaragua: Legislative versus ministry-led reform strategies

Comparative Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-80

  Gershberg, Alec Ian ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM;

MEXICO; NICARAGUA;

EID: 0032982439     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050069928071     Document Type: Article

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