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Primary Education in India: Prospects of Meeting the MDG Target

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Publisher:
UNU-WIDER
Series:
WIDER Research Paper
Volume:
2006/80
Title:
Primary Education in India: Prospects of Meeting the MDG Target
Authors:
Sonia Bhalotra and Bernarda Zamora
Publication date:
2006
ISSN Web:
1810-2611
ISBN Web:
9291908584
ISBN 13 Web:
9789291908585
Copyright holder:
© UNU-WIDER
Copyright year:
2006
Keywords:
Millennium Development Goals, primary schooling, attendance, completion rates, gender, India, decomposition
JEL:
I21, I31, 012, C25
Project:
Millennium Development Goals: Assessing and Forecasting Progress
Sponsor:
The governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Norway (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency-Sida) and the United Kingdom (Department for International Development).
Format:
online
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