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Aid effectiveness and the role of donor intervention in the education sector in Pakistan - a review of issues and literature
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University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
Abstract This paper summarises the evolution of education policy in Pakistan over the past two decades and provides a preliminary assessment of the role of donors in this process. It shows that educational
outcomes have been consistently poor, relative both to other countries and to the government's own poli... view more
This paper summarises the evolution of education policy in Pakistan over the past two decades and provides a preliminary assessment of the role of donors in this process. It shows that educational
outcomes have been consistently poor, relative both to other countries and to the government's own policy targets. The paper argues that with the shift of aid modalities away from projects towards sectoral programmes and, more recently, budget support, the direct impact of financial aid on educational outcomes has become more difficult to trace. Nevertheless – not withstanding some successes - the generally poor performance of the education sector does not provide obvious evidence for aid’s beneficial effects.... view less
Keywords
returns on education; funding; sponsoring; Pakistan; educational policy; developing country
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
City
Cambridge
Page/Pages
25 p.
Series
RECOUP Working Papers, 6
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works