Human development in Africa: A long-run perspective

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-204

  Prados de la Escosura, Leandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Africa; Education; Human development; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876324573     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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