Educational decentralization, public spending, and social justice in Nigeria

International Review of Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-148

  Geo Jaja, Macleans A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATION; PUBLIC SPENDING; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33644754705     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-005-5605-3     Document Type: Article

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