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Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz – Human Development Network Education, 2011
With an estimated 115 million children not attending primary school in the developing world, increasing access to education is critical. Resource constraints limit the effectiveness of demand-based subsidies. This paper focuses on the importance of a supply-side factor--the availability of low-cost teachers--and the resulting ability of the market…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Access to Education, Teacher Supply and Demand
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Eloundou-Enyegue, Parfait M.; Calves, Anne Emmanuele – Comparative Education Review, 2006
In this article the authors examine the remittance interpretation for parents' selective investment in boys' education in sub-Saharan contexts. Using evidence from several African countries, they compare the relative capacity of married women versus men to assist their respective families of origin. They measure this capacity by women's leverage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Males, Marital Status
Sanyal, Bikas C.; And Others – 1990
Following a summary of the discussions of an intensive training course on education, employment, and work conducted in Botswana, this document contains the following 18 papers presented at the training course: "Education and Employment in Africa: An Overview" (Sanyal); "Diagnosis of the Employment Situation: Some Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship