This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs) in Latin America and Asia, respectively. RPGs are...

In the 1980s and 1990s, as part of a global transformation, Latin American countries suffered economic crisis and then underwent economic transformation and political democratization. Educational systems also changed in the larger economies, basic education became largely universal.Abstract:...

Yulia Tyumeneva - Candidate of Sciences, Senior Research Fellow at The International Laboratory for Education Policy Analysis at the HSE Graduate School of Education, HSE. E-mail: jtumeneva@hse.ruAlena Valdman - intern-researcher at The International Laboratory for Educational Policy Analysis at...

This study uses rich empirical data from Brazil to assess how a government program (PDE) that decentralizes school management decisions changes what goes on in schools and how these changes affect student outcomes. It appears that the PDE resulted in some improvements in management and learning...

En este documento se analiza la organización de las escuelas secundarias en América Latina y el Caribe. Se tratan temas como son la provisión de escuelas para un conjunto estudiantil cada vez más heterogéneo y la triple función de preparar a los alumnos para la educación superior, formar...