Decentralization's Effects on Educational Outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1294-1316

  Faguet, Jean Paul ^a   Sánchez, Fabio ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Colombia; decentralization; education; local government; public investment

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATION POLICY; INVESTMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

BOLIVIA; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 44549084922     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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