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The Elite and the Marginalised: An Analysis of Public Spending on Mass Education in the Indian States
Pal, Sarmistha; Ghosh, Sugata - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In the context of strikingly low literacy rates among Indian women and low caste population, the paper explores whether and how far the interests of the marginalized poor are undermined by the dominant elite consisting mainly of the landed and the capitalists. We distinguish the dominant elite...
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Reforms, Growth and Persistence of Gender Gap: Recent Evidence from Private School Enrolment in India
Maitra, Pushkar; Pal, Sarmistha; Sharma, Anurag - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371892
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Can Private School Growth Foster Universal Literacy? Panel Evidence from Indian Districts
Pal, Sarmistha; Kingdon, Geeta - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
this respect. Using India as an important case in point, we intend to bridge this gap of the literature. Results using a … unique district-level panel data-set from 17 major states of India for the period 1992-2002 that we compile highlight a …
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