Childbearing and schooling: New evidence from South Africa

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 452-467

  Madhavan, Sangeetha ^a,b   Thomas, Kevin J A ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 27744514059     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432770     Document Type: Review

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