Historical origins of schooling: The role of democracy and political decentralization

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-243

  Gallego, Francisco A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 77955137879     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.2010.11894     Document Type: Article

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