Emerging Private Education in Africa: Determinants of School Choice in Rural Kenya

World Development

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 266-275

  Nishimura, Mikiko ^a   Yamano, Takashi ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Africa; Free Primary Education; Kenya; Private education; Rural; School choice

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; PANEL DATA; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; RURAL AREA;

KENYA;

EID: 84875384261     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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