The distribution of education and health services in Madagascar over the 1990s: Increasing progressivity in an era of low growth

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 399-433

  Glick, Peter ^a   Razakamanantsoa, Mamisoa ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b National Research Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; WELFARE REFORM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 33751015450     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/eji026     Document Type: Article

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