The power of information in public services: Evidence from education in Uganda

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 956-966

  Reinikka, Ritva ^a   Svensson, Jakob ^b,c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Educational finance; Public organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955042872     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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