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Reproducing Inequality? Elite-Biased Policy And The Rural–Urban Educational Gap In Colombia And Its Regions, 1920-2019

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  • España-Eljaiek, Irina
  • Mejía, Daniela
  • Melendez, Nohemí Samara Gaviria

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In Latin America, Colombia stands out for its more significant and persistent rural–urban educational performance gaps. This paper studies the evolution of this under-performance of Colombian rural areas by conducting a long-term descriptive analysis of a new dataset. The results suggest that the role of the national government is a source of these educational inequalities because rural education was introduced late and deficiently. That is, the national government delayed the provision of education to rural areas. Moreover, even when implemented, these rural educational initiatives proved deficient due to their lack of funds, lower quality, curricula detached from the rural context and a design that amplified regional disparities, thus producing and maintaining significant and persistent rural–urban gaps in education.

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  • España-Eljaiek, Irina & Mejía, Daniela & Melendez, Nohemí Samara Gaviria, 2023. "Reproducing Inequality? Elite-Biased Policy And The Rural–Urban Educational Gap In Colombia And Its Regions, 1920-2019," Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 41(3), pages 375-409, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:reveco:v:41:y:2023:i:3:p:375-409_1
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