Poverty Reduction in China: The Contribution of Popularizing Primary Education

China and World Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-122

  Song, Yang ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

China; Compulsory schooling; Poverty reduction; Primary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863259551     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2012.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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