The chapter reviews trends and reasons for increased private schooling and tutoring in
South Asia, and the systemic implications and governance strategies to tackle this …

While the focus of primary education policy in develo** countries such as India has largely
centered on increasing the resource base and the number of government-run schools, the …

Low-cost private schools (LCPS) are widespread in Kenya, particularly in urban areas. This
study examines the reasons that parents send children to fee-charging schools in a context …

The article reviews the literature on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and policy on girls'
schooling in develo** countries. It considers the ways in which aims around gender …

Improving weak teaching may be one of the most effective means of raising pupil
achievement. However, teachers' classroom practices and the teaching 'process' may matter …

Recent evidence from Pakistan points to significant pro‐male bias within households in the
allocation of education expenditures. This raises two important questions. Is less spent on …

Using unique data from Pakistan, we estimate a model of demand for differentiated products
in 112 rural education markets with significant choice among public and private schools …

American taxpayers have underwritten the construction of schools in Afghanistan and the
publication of textbooks inciting holy war on Soviet troops. They have tried to arm girls in …

Empirical evidence shows that the quality of learning in public schools is very low in India.
There is also a robust belief that private schools offer better‐quality learning at a lower cost …

Private schools have grown substantially, especially in lower income countries, due to
perceptions of government failures and increased availability of private schools in many …