Comments on: Private Education for the Poor http://www.planetd.org/2007/02/20/private-education-for-the-poor/ Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:24:49 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Private Education for the Poor Part 2: Evaluating Vouchers - The Discomfort Zone http://www.planetd.org/2007/02/20/private-education-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-48387 Private Education for the Poor Part 2: Evaluating Vouchers - The Discomfort Zone Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:11:13 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/02/20/private-education-for-the-poor/#comment-48387 [...] Photo Album « Private Education for the Poor [...] [...] Photo Album « Private Education for the Poor [...]

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]]> By: Alex M Thomas http://www.planetd.org/2007/02/20/private-education-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-48338 Alex M Thomas Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:04:17 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/02/20/private-education-for-the-poor/#comment-48338 Dweep, "But privatizing education solves only part of the problem - the quality and scale. It does not address affordability - ignoring those that are outside the market, because they lack the purchasing power." Exactly. Affordability is what the Government enterprises tries to do. Jayati Ghosh has written about the voucher system in the Frontline. Here is the link. http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20070223002410500.htm Dweep,

“But privatizing education solves only part of the problem – the quality and scale. It does not address affordability – ignoring those that are outside the market, because they lack the purchasing power.”

Exactly. Affordability is what the Government enterprises tries to do.

Jayati Ghosh has written about the voucher system in the Frontline. Here is the link.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20070223002410500.htm

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