Externality and literacy: A note

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 839-848

  Subramanian, S ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LITERACY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 52349091806     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802058396     Document Type: Article

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