Vouchers for basic education in developing economies: An accountability perspective

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 259-280

  Gauri, Varun ^a   Vawda, Ayesha ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON;

EID: 4644341357     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkh017     Document Type: Article

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