. Correspondingly, international differences in institutional structures of school systems such as external exams, school autonomy … all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems …

. Correspondingly, international differences in institutional structures of school systems such as external exams, school autonomy … all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems …

Italy, Brazil and then finally India. We also show that autonomous government schools (i.e. government funded but with …

consequently, economic growth and development. We analyse the effects of decentralisation and school autonomy on the quality of … has a positive impact on the quality of education in some decision-making areas, whereas most autonomy related variables … are not significant. Accordingly, schools with more autonomy management and facing more competition do not lead to …

In 2013 the responsibility for school governance and funding has been transferred from local governments to a central …, and student achievement on the other. First, we estimate elasticities of per-student school expenditures to average income … in municipalities. The results reveal a substantial equalization of school resources: before the reform rich …