Decentralization's effects on educational outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia

The effects of decentralization on public sector outputs is much debated but little agreed upon. This paper compares the remarkable case of Bolivia with the more complex case of Colombia to explore decentralization's effects on public education outcomes. In Colombia, decentralization of education finance improved enrollment rates in public schools. In Bolivia, decentralization made government more responsive by re-directing public investment to areas of greatest need. In both countries, investment shifted from infrastructure to primary social services. In both, it was the behavior of smaller, poorer, more rural municipalities that drove these changes.

• Autores: Faguet, Jean-Paul; Sánchez Torres, Fabio José
• Tipo de recurso: Work document
• Fecha de publicación: 2006
• Institución: Universidad de los Andes
• Repositorio: Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/7994
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/1992/7994
• Palabra clave: Decentralization; Education; Public investment; Bolivia; Colombia; Local government; Educación y estado - Bolivia; Educación y estado - Colombia; Descentralización administrativa - Bolivia; Descentralización administrativa - Colombia; Educación - Aspectos económicos - Bolivia; Educación - Aspectos económicos - Colombia; H51, H52, H54, H77
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/