Educating children in poor countries /
The problem in many developing countries is that governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to meet their citizens' educational needs. In response, poor parents in some low income countries have organized and paid for their children's education themselves. It is...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund,
2004.
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Colección: | Economic issues (International Monetary Fund) ;
33. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The problem in many developing countries is that governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to meet their citizens' educational needs. In response, poor parents in some low income countries have organized and paid for their children's education themselves. It is true that school fees and other user payments are a heavy burden for some parents to bear. But, given the alternative - children receiving no education at all - such payments can represent a temporary, if less than ideal, solution to the problem.--publisher's description. |
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Notas: | "Published March 2004"--Title page verso. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (14 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781451935417 1451935412 |
ISSN: | 1020-5098 ; |