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WHO BENEFITS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION EXPENDITURES?
Author(s) -
Vawda Ayesha Yaqub
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0270.00399
Subject(s) - equity (law) , government (linguistics) , distribution (mathematics) , public economics , public expenditure , public education , income distribution , public sector , economics , business , low income , economic growth , labour economics , public finance , development economics , demographic economics , inequality , political science , macroeconomics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , economy , law
In most countries, governments remain the largest financiers and providers of education. This note examines the evidence on the extent to which public expenditure on education have been effective in reaching the poor. The distribution of educational expenditures is inequitable, especially at the post‐primary levels, where poor income groups are under‐represented as compared with higher income groups. Targeted financing and a redefinition of the role of the government vis‐á‐vis the non‐public sector can help achieve greater equity and efficiency.