If you build it, will they come? School availability and school enrolment in 21 poor countries

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 901-928

  Filmer, Deon ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL POPULATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447322536     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380701384588     Document Type: Article

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