Low cost private schooling in India: Is it pro poor and equitable?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 350-356

  Härmä, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; Poverty; Private schooling; School choice

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA;

INDIA;

EID: 79956104658     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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