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 education vouchers. An assessment of findings on voucher programs in industrial countries and a review of voucher or quasi-voucher experiences in Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Czech Republic support the usefulness of the analytic framework. The assessment concludes that the policy relevance of voucher programs for developing economies remains uncertain. Major voucher initiatives have been attempted only in countries with a well-developed institutional infrastructure. Some studies find favorable benefits for at least some population groups, but others find limited effects and evidence of increasing social stratification in schools. Whether vouchers lead to better outcomes or greater stratification appears related to specific contexts, institutional variables, and program designs.

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Main Authors: Gauri, Varun, Vawda, Ayesha
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank 2003-01-01
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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topic 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
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
spellingShingle 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
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
Gauri, Varun
Vawda, Ayesha
Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective
description 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 education vouchers. An assessment of findings on voucher programs in industrial countries and a review of voucher or quasi-voucher experiences in Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Czech Republic support the usefulness of the analytic framework. The assessment concludes that the policy relevance of voucher programs for developing economies remains uncertain. Major voucher initiatives have been attempted only in countries with a well-developed institutional infrastructure. Some studies find favorable benefits for at least some population groups, but others find limited effects and evidence of increasing social stratification in schools. Whether vouchers lead to better outcomes or greater stratification appears related to specific contexts, institutional variables, and program designs.
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topic_facet 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
author Gauri, Varun
Vawda, Ayesha
author_facet Gauri, Varun
Vawda, Ayesha
author_sort Gauri, Varun
title Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective
title_short Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective
title_full Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective
title_fullStr Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective
title_sort vouchers for basic education in developing economies : an accountability perspective
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2003-01-01
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17559692/vouchers-basic-education-developing-economies-accountability-perspective
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spelling dig-okr-10986164102024-08-08T14:40:04Z Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies : An Accountability Perspective Gauri, Varun Vawda, Ayesha 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 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 education vouchers. An assessment of findings on voucher programs in industrial countries and a review of voucher or quasi-voucher experiences in Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Czech Republic support the usefulness of the analytic framework. The assessment concludes that the policy relevance of voucher programs for developing economies remains uncertain. Major voucher initiatives have been attempted only in countries with a well-developed institutional infrastructure. Some studies find favorable benefits for at least some population groups, but others find limited effects and evidence of increasing social stratification in schools. Whether vouchers lead to better outcomes or greater stratification appears related to specific contexts, institutional variables, and program designs. 2013-12-19T20:30:51Z 2013-12-19T20:30:51Z 2003-01-01 Journal Article Article de journal Artículo de revista http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17559692/vouchers-basic-education-developing-economies-accountability-perspective World Bank Research Observer doi:10.1093/wbro/lkh017 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16410 English en_US World Bank Research Observer CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank