When is community-based monitoring effective? Evidence from a randomized experiment in primary health in Uganda

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 571-581

  Björkman, Martina ^a   Svensson, Jakob ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77950999452     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2010.tb00527.x     Document Type: Article

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