Who gets what? Is improved access to basic education pro-poor in Sub-Saharan Africa?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 517-528

  Lewin, Keith M ^a   Sabates, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic education; Educational access; Inequality; Over age; Participation; Sub saharan africa; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84860273181     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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