Social rights and economics: Claims to health care and education in developing countries

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 465-477

  Gauri, Varun ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Economics; Education; Health care; Human rights; Social rights

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION POLICY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 1342266702     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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