Historical Origins of Uneven Service Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Role of Non-State Providers

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1614-1630

  Wietzke, Frank Borge ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; RELIGION; SERVICE PROVISION;

MADAGASCAR; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 85027956165     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.936398     Document Type: Article

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