Decentralization in Education: An Economic Perspective

Some decisionmaking (about educational finance and teacher recruitment) should be handled at the local level and some (about school organization and curriculum) at the regional level. Prob-lems of equity can be addressed through a system of central government grants. The Policy, Planning, and Research Complex distributes PPR Warking Papes to dissuminate the findings of work in progress and to encourage the exchange of ideas among Bank staff and all others intersted in dcvcloprnent issues. These papers carry the names of the authors, reflect only their views, and should be used and cited aocordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions are the authors ' own. They should not be attributed totheWorld Bank, its Board of Dires, ItS manageent orany of its manbercountries. Pu bl ic Di sc l