Scaling effective education for the poor in developing countries: A report from the field

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-114

  Epstein, Marc J ^a   Yuthas, Kristi ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Education; Poor; Scaling effective education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862574085     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.11.066     Document Type: Article

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