Holy alliances: Public subsidies, Islamic high schools, and female schooling in Bangladesh

Education Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-394

  Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz ^a,b,c   Chaudhury, Nazmul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational subsidy; Female education; Madrasa reform; Religious education; South Asia

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; MODERNIZATION; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449360394     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290903142593     Document Type: Article

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