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Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
Nafziger, Steven; Musacchio, Aldo; Chaudhary, Latika; … - Economics Department, Williams College - 2011
Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest … spread of public primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009145871
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Big BRICs, weak foundations: The beginning of public elementary education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
Chaudhary, Latika; Musacchio, Aldo; Nafziger, Steven; … - In: Explorations in Economic History 49 (2012) 2, pp. 221-240
Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest … spread of public primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010572349
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Choosing private schools: Examining primary school enrollment decisions in rural North India
Narayanan, Sudha - Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) - 2013
provision of primary education, and of the relative importance of voice versus exit in household decisions on school choice. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739570
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Looking Back on the Lessons of "Higher Education and Developing Countries: Peril and Promise": Perspectives on China and India
Bloom, David E.; Altbach, Philip G.; Rosovsky, Henry - 2016
In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The … World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584609
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Looking Back on the Lessons of 'Higher Education and Developing Countries : Peril and Promise': Perspectives on China and India
Bloom, David E. - 2016
In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The … World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980308
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Looking back on the lessons of "higher education and developing countries: peril and promise" : perspectives on China and India
Bloom, David E.; Altbach, Philip G.; Rosovsky, Henry - 2016
In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The … World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571936
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Can Technology Overcome Social Disadvantage of School Children's Learning Outcomes? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in India
Naik, Gopal; Chitre, Chetan; Bhalla, Manaswini; Rajan, … - 2016
Poor learning outcomes in developing countries are mostly attributed to the low quality of teaching inputs in schools, primarily due to a shortage of adequately trained teachers and rampant teacher absenteeism. Children from socially disadvantaged groups are worst affected, as this lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014035036
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Educational Human Capital and Levels of Income: Evidence from States in India, 1965-92
Trivedi, Kamakshya - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2002
male and female education, and the regressions also suggest that states which have larger gender-gaps in education have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010605295
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Effective Project Management in India : A Study on Provision of Infrastructure Services Through Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
Rehman, Anis ur - 2017
The most significant criteria for the continued growth rate of an economy rests on the provision of quality infrastructure. The Indian government finds it difficult to provide the required financial and technical resources and the executive capacity to cope with the rising demand for roads,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012958262
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Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System
Hill, Sam; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School … access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the … education will further lift enrolment, bringing closer the government’s goal of universal elementary education, which comprises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224863