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...
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1989/03/31
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS143
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2010/07/01
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Decentralization in education : an economic perspective
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Population and Human Resources
Citation
Winkler,Donald R..
Decentralization in education : an economic perspective (English). Policy, Planning and Research Department working papers ; no. WPS 143 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/435421468765911304