power from landowners to industrialists at local town meetings, affected investments in local public education. We use an … also economically substantial. For example, per capita spending on education increased by approximately 37% within 6 years … that political institutions are a key determinant of human capital accumulation and long-run economic development. …

The dominant role played by the state in the financing, regulation, and provision of primary and secondary education … reflects the widely-held belief that education is necessary for personal and societal well-being. The economic organization of … education depends on political as well as market mechanisms to resolve issues that arise because of contrasting views on such …

Looking at the decentralized provision of public education in a middle income country, this paper estimates the impact … development. Colombian municipalities were assigned to administer their public education service autonomously solely on the basis … municipal balance sheet data, I show that the autonomous high-developed municipalities invest in education more than the ad hoc …

, low levels of education, and inequality may lead to low accountability and higher susceptibility to political capture … education is provided by schools under municipal as well as under state management. The performance of these two types of school … municipalities where inequality is higher and education and political participation are lower …

student performance of institutions such as central examinations, centralization versus school autonomy, teachers' influence …