Empowering parents to improve education: Evidence from rural Mexico

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-79

  Gertler, Paul J ^a   Patrinos, Harry Anthony ^b   Rubio Codina, Marta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact evaluation; Mexico; School based management

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; PARENTAL CARE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84861813600     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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