Fiscal Allocation for Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications of the External Debt Service Constraint

World Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 702-713

  Fosu, Augustin Kwasi ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

debt; education budget; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

DEBT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FISCAL REFORM; PUBLIC SPENDING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33947158206     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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