Public schools - and private Which are more efficient?

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Emmanuel Jiménez
From Emmanuel Jiménez, Marlaine E. Lockheed, and Vicente Paqueo. 1991. "The Relative Efficiency of Private and Public Schools in Developing Countries". World Bank Research Observer 6 (2):205-18.
Marlaine E. Lockheed
From Emmanuel Jiménez, Marlaine E. Lockheed, and Vicente Paqueo. 1991. "The Relative Efficiency of Private and Public Schools in Developing Countries". World Bank Research Observer 6 (2):205-18.
Vicente Paqueo
From Emmanuel Jiménez, Marlaine E. Lockheed, and Vicente Paqueo. 1991. "The Relative Efficiency of Private and Public Schools in Developing Countries". World Bank Research Observer 6 (2):205-18.

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One of the arguments for allowing the private sector to assume a larger role in the provision of education is that it would increase efficiency, as administrators become more responsive to the needs of students and their parents. But what is the evidence?

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JiménezE., LockheedM., & PaqueoV. (2021). Public schools - and private Which are more efficient?. Acta Académica, 11(Octubre), 139-141. Retrieved from http://encuestas.uaca.ac.cr/index.php/actas/article/view/1103
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Vol 11 No Octubre (1992)
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Foro Latinoamericano

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