Access to education in sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns, problems and possibilities

Comparative Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-174

  Lewin, Keith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC ACCESS; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449371367     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060902920518     Document Type: Article

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