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S02E02: Private Delivery of Education in Developing Countries
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Private school education is on the rise in many developing countries. While this phenomenon has been driven by middle and upper-class demand for quality education and state failure to provide it, there has been a parallel trend of low-cost private schools catering to families living on just a few dollars a day. In this episode we talk about three parts of the debate surrounding this transformation: 1) What's behind the rise of private education; 2) The role of the state in the face of increasing private provision of education, and 3) the long-run implication of private education. This is Part I of a series on state capacity in developing countries with a focus on public goods. In conversation, David, Shahrukh, Jovan, and Adrien. The music in this podcast is "Clandestino" (1998) by Manu Chao.
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