The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 685-710

  Lloyd, Cynthia B ^a   Mete, Cem ^b   Sathar, Zeba A ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORTH-WEST FRONTIER; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 18144394275     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427042     Document Type: Review

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