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Beyond the ABCs: higher education and developing countries (pdf 690kb)

This working paper addresses the growth of higher education in developing countries.

While the number of students and the money devoted to higher education in developing countries has grown, it is unclear how meaningful this growth is.

This paper addresses several questions including:

- How does the impact of higher education depend on the type of education and its beneficiaries?

- With the state unable to meet growing demand pressures, what should be the proper role of the state to ensure not just quality but also equity and access?

- Do new technologies offer developing countries a new paradigm to expand the provision of high quality but low cost higher education?

 

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