Public vs. private schooling as a route to universal basic education: A comparison of China and India

• Main Authors: SMITH, William C., JOSHI, Devin K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: India; China; Privatization; Universal basic education; Millennium development goals; Asian Studies; Education; Education Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2279; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3536/viewcontent/PublicvPrivate_Schooling_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article examines whether focusing primarily on public schooling can lead to more rapid achievement of universal basic education (UBE) than relying on a mixture of public and private schooling. Through a structured, focused comparison, we find China's greater emphasis on public schooling ha...