Mobilizing the Private Sector for Public Education A View from the Trenches

by Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Sosale, Shobhana

• ISBN13: 9780821371992
• ISBN10: 0821371991
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-23
• Publisher: World Bank Publications

Summary

Historically, ensuring access to primary education has been seen as a predominantly public responsibility. However, governments are increasingly sharing this responsibility through a variety of subsidiary arrangements. Some governments are contracting services out to the private sector, to non-governmental organizations, and even to other public agencies. Some societies are transferring responsibility for financing, providing, and regulating primary education to lower levels of government, and in some cases, to communities.In education policy, public-private partnerships play an important role in enhancing the supply and the quality of human capital. 'Mobilizing the Private Sector for Public Education' explores the burgeoning number of public-private partnerships in public education in different parts of the world. The partnerships differ in form and structure, in the extent of public and private participation, and in the forms of their engagement. The essays in this book are written mainly from the provider's perspective and offer valuable insights into the purpose, trend, and impact of public-private partnerships, and an understanding of the barriers they face.'Mobilizing the Private Sector for Public Education' will be a useful resource for policy makers working in education policy and reform, financial managers looking to invest in education, and other providers in private sector development.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
List of Contributors	p. xi
Public-Private Partnerships in Education	p. 1
Lessons from the U.S. Experience with Charter Schools	p. 11
Background	p. 11
How Are Charters Doing?	p. 17
Lessons Learned	p. 22
Conclusion: The Future of Chartering	p. 27
True Partners in Public-Private Partnerships	p. 31
Background	p. 31
Barriers for the Private Sector	p. 34
Conclusion	p. 35
Public-Private Partnerships in Latin America: A Review Based on Four Case Studies	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
The Chilean Case	p. 40
The Colombian Case	p. 43
The Brazilian Case	p. 49
The Venezuelan Case	p. 52
Summary Analysis of Some Problems and Lessons	p. 56
Conclusions	p. 60
The Role of the National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers in a Public-Private Partnership for Rural Education in Colombia	p. 65
Actions To Take	p. 66
Proposed Objectives	p. 67
Breaking the State Monopoly in the Provision of Schooling: The Experience in England	p. 69
The Private Sector in State Education	p. 69
Summary	p. 82
Index	p. 85
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