The medium-term impact of the primary education stipend in rural Bangladesh

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-262

  Baulch, Bob ^a  

^a Chronic Poverty Research Centre and Prosperity Initiative   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Conditional cash transfers; Primary education

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84864531275     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2011.570449     Document Type: Article

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