Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective

Advocates argue that voucher programs can correct the incentive problems of education systems in developing economies. An accountability perspective, based on a principal-agent framework, was developed to clarify the arguments for and against educa...

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Main Authors:	Gauri, Varun, Vawda, Ayesha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AFFORDABLE ACCESS APPROACH TO EDUCATION AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS AVERAGE ENROLLMENT BASIC EDUCATION BETTER SCHOOLS BETTER TEACHERS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS CLASS SIZES COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY GRANTS CURRICULA CURRICULUM DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISADVANTAGED STUDENT DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DOUBLE-SHIFT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS EDUCATION ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURE EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION STANDARDS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM EDUCATION VOUCHERS EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATIONAL REFORM EDUCATIONAL SERVICES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EDUCATORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ELEMENTS ELITE SCHOOLS EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT FIGURES ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLLMENT RATES FOR GIRLS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS EQUAL TREATMENT EQUITY IN EDUCATION ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EVALUATION OF EDUCATION EXAM EXAM PERFORMANCE EXAMS EXPENDITURES GRADE ENROLLMENT GRADE REPETITION HEADMASTERS HIGH RATES OF TEACHER ABSENTEEISM HIGHER TEST SCORES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INNOVATIVE APPROACHES INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING DISABILITIES LEARNING METHODS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING OUTCOMES LET LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY LITERATURE LOCAL SCHOOLS LOW ENROLLMENT RATES LOW ENROLLMENTS MATH TEST MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MUNICIPAL SCHOOL MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS NATIONAL CURRICULUM NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMERACY OPEN UNIVERSITY PAPERS PARENTAL CHOICE PEDAGOGICAL TRADITIONS PEDAGOGY PLURALISM POLITICAL SCIENCE POOR PEOPLE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION QUALITY PRIMARY LEVEL PRINCIPALS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE EDUCATION SECTOR PRIVATE ENROLLMENTS PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS PRIVATE SCHOOLING PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS PUPIL FINANCING QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION QUALITY OF TEACHER TRAINING QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY STANDARDS RACIAL SEGREGATION READING RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS REPETITION RATES RESEARCH FINDINGS RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL BOARDS SCHOOL COSTS SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL FUNDING SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL LOCATION SCHOOL OWNERS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POPULATION SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL SIZE SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLING FOR GIRLS SCHOOLS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHIFT SCHOOLS SOCIAL COHESION SPORTS STANDARDIZED TESTS STATE SCHOOLS STATISTICAL ANALYSES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ADMISSIONS STUDENT BODY STUDENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT ENROLLMENTS STUDENT FEES STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDENT SUBSIDY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUPPLY OF SCHOOLS TEACHER TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHER HIRING TEACHER SALARIES TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING METHODS TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOK SHORTAGES TEXTBOOKS TUITION TUITION COSTS TUTORING UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL COVERAGE UNIVERSITIES URBAN SCHOOLS VOUCHER SYSTEM YOUTH
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Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective

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