The demand for primary schooling in Madagascar: Price, quality, and the choice between public and private providers

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-145

  Glick, Peter ^a   Sahn, David E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Human capital; Madagascar; School choice; School quality

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 28944440140     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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