An Analysis of the Determinants of Education Expenditure in Thailand

Asian Politics and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 227-248

  Sagarik, Danuvas ^a  

^a RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Education expenditure; Fiscal policy; Policy analysis; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876075237     PISSN: 19430779     EISSN: 19430787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aspp.12027     Document Type: Article

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