Measuring literacy: Some extensions of the Basu-Foster framework

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 453-463

  Subramanian, S ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Equity; Externality; Literacy; Measurement

Indexed keywords

LITERACY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 0942267339     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2002.11.003     Document Type: Article

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