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Decentralization in education : an economic perspective

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  • Winkler, Donald R.

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Evaluating decentralization in terms of three economic criteria - social efficiency, technical efficiency, and equity - the paper argues that some decisionmaking (about finance and teacher recruitment) should be provided for at the local level, and some (about school organization and curriculum) at the regional level. A system of central government grants should be used to correct problems of equity and inefficiency inherent in a decentralized system. Little is known about the economic and educational consequences of decentralization, despite a wide variety of country experiences. The effects of decentralization are difficult to isolate, so scholars have focused instead on issues of implementation.

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  • Winkler, Donald R., 1989. "Decentralization in education : an economic perspective," Policy Research Working Paper Series 143, The World Bank.
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    1. Emanuela di Gropello, 2006. "Meeting the Challenges of Secondary Education in Latin America and East Asia : Improving Efficiency and Resource Mobilization," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7173.
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    3. Jimenez, Emmanuel & DEC, 1994. "Human and physical infrastructure : public investment and pricing policies in developing countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1281, The World Bank.
    4. Eric Kibinu Kinuthia & Paul A. Odundo & Grace Nyagah, 2021. "Components of Procurement Reforms That Influence Expenditure Management in Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Focus on Tender Advertising," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 14(1), pages 1-1, July.
    5. Edwards Jr., D. Brent & Victoria Libreros, Julián Antonio & Martin, Pauline, 2015. "The geometry of policy implementation: Lessons from the political economy of three education reforms in El Salvador during 1990–2005," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 28-41.
    6. RAUF Abdur & KHAN Amara Akram & ALI Sher & KHAN Ghulam Yahya & AHMAD Dilshad & ANWAR Numera, 2017. "Fiscal Decentralization And Delivery Of Public Services: Evidence From Education Sector In Pakistan," Studies in Business and Economics, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 12(1), pages 174-184, April.
    7. Díaz Serrano, Lluís & Meix Llop, Enric, 2012. "Do Fiscal and Political Decentralization Raise Students’ Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis," Working Papers 2072/203156, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Economics.
    8. Manzoor Ahmed & Abdul Qayyum, 2023. "Decentralisation’s Effects on Health: Theory and Evidence from Balochistan, Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 62(3), pages 331-356.
    9. Perrier Carmelle Fouelefack & Luc Nembot Ndeffo & Windkouni Haoua Eugenie Maiga, 2020. "Infrastructures éducatives et achèvement des études en contexte camerounais de décentralisation," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(3), pages 327-337, September.
    10. Diaz-Serrano, Luis & Meix-Llop, Enric, 2012. "Do Fiscal and Political Decentralization Raise Students' Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis," IZA Discussion Papers 6722, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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