| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 88 pages) : illustrations |
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Directions in development. Human development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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World Bank e-Library.
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| Contents |
Public-private partnerships in education / Harry Anthony Patrinos and Shobhana Sosale -- Lessons from the U.S. experience with charter schools / Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Gregg Vanourek -- True partners in public-private partnerships / Carl R. Bistany -- Public-private partnerships in Latin America : a review based on four case studies / José-Ginés Mora -- The role of the National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers in a public-private partnership for rural education in Colombia / Pablo Jaramillo -- Breaking the state monopoly in the provision of schooling : the experience in England / Neil McIntosh |
| Summary |
Historically, ensuring access to primary education has been seen as a predominantly public responsibility. However, governments are increasingly sharing this responsibility through a variety of subsidiary arrangements. Some governments are contracting services out to the private sector, to non-governmental organizations, and even to other public agencies. Some societies are transferring responsibility for financing, providing, and regulating primary education to lower levels of government, and in some cases, to communities. In education policy, public-private partnerships play an important rol |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Business and education.
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- General.
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Business and education
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Public-private sector cooperation
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Samarbete mellan privat och offentlig sektor.
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Utbildning.
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Privatskolor.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Patrinos, Harry Anthony.
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Sosale, Shobhana, 1963-
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| LC no. |
2007019889 |
| ISBN |
1281000973 |
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9781281000972 |
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6611000976 |
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9786611000974 |
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