Unravelling the linkages between the Millennium Development Goals for poverty, education, access to water and household water use in developing countries: Evidence from Madagascar

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-40

  Larson, Bruce ^a   Minten, Bart ^b   Razafindralambo, Ramy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Conservation International ^*  (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WATER USE;

EID: 30744457887     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380500356258     Document Type: Article

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