International Organizations and the Future of Education Assistance

Stephen P. Heyneman and Bommi Lee

No wp-2013-018, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Education began to be included as a component of foreign assistance in the early 1960s as it is a principal ingredient of development. A number of multilateral and bilateral agencies were established around this time to implement various types of aid programmes; however, their effectiveness is constantly being questioned and challenged due to a variety of problems.

Keywords: Economic assistance and foreign aid; Education; International agencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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