Optimizing the "demographic dividend" in young developing countries: The role of contractual savings and insurance for financing education

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 248-262

  Ssewamala, Fred M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Child savings accounts; Contractual savings for education; Demographic dividend; Middle east and north africa; Sub saharan africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930889417     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12131     Document Type: Article

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