The origins of formal education in sub-Saharan Africa: Was British rule more benign?

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-355

  Frankema, Ewout H P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84876316229     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: 14740044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ereh/hes009     Document Type: Article

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