The changing accessibility of educational opportunities in southern Sri Lanka

Development and Change

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-151

  Lindberg, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMPETITIVENESS; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 77950257099     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01633.x     Document Type: Article

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