Making primary education work for India's rural poor : a proposal for effective decentralization (English)

Are the requirements for effective learning in place in the rural Indian setting today? The answer is an unequivocal no. Looking at any metric of educational effectiveness, the picture suggests that these requirements are not in place and quality of government schooling is low. Given that primary education in rural India suffers from systemic failures that need to be addressed, how does decentralization fit into the picture. It is important to distinguish...

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Pande,Varad;

Pritchett,Lant Hayward;
Document Date
2006/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
36965
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Making primary education work for India's rural poor : a proposal for effective decentralization
Keywords
rural primary education

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Pande,Varad; Pritchett,Lant Hayward.

Making primary education work for India's rural poor : a proposal for effective decentralization (English). Social Development Papers ; no. 95. South Asia series Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/748351468042304557

Making primary education work for India's rural poor : a proposal for effective decentralization (English)

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