Recent attention has focused on the existence of non-government schools that cater to
children from low-income families. These schools can now be found in the majority of …

Three types of privatisation are identified—involving demand‐side financing, reforms to the
educational supply‐side and de facto privatisation, where responsibilities are transferred to …

This review of educational development in Ghana has been developed to explore key
issues in access to education, capture recent research, and to identify gaps in knowledge …

A number of local organisations have emerged in the last few years with the express
objective of promoting school choice and private schooling for the poor in India. The Liberty …

Basic education is commonly regarded as a state responsibility. However, in reality, non-
state providers (NSPs) have always been involved in basic education service delivery, and …

With an estimated one hundred fifteen million children not attending primary school in the
developing world, increasing access to education is critical. This paper highlights a supply …

Using data from the survey of the Ministry of Education, Nepal-2005 for school leaving
certificate (SLC) exam, this paper attempts to estimate the impact of private school …

Using data from the survey of the Ministry of Education, Nepal-2005 for School Leaving
Certificate Exam, this paper analyzes public and private school performance in Nepal. The …

There is widespread concern about differences in the quality of state-run and private
schooling. The concerns are especially severe in the numerous developing countries where …

From Europe and the USA to Sub-Saharan Africa and the emerging economic powers of
Brazil, China and India, this book is an essential one-volume guide to the major issues in …