Vouchers for basic education in developing countries : a principal-agent perspective
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Public Health Promotion; Health Monitoring&Evaluation; Gender and Education; Teaching and Learning; Primary Education; Teaching and Learning; Health Monitoring&Evaluation; Primary Education; Gender and Education; Education Reform and Management;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2004-08-16 (Development)
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