Recovering the cost of public higher education in LDCs : to what extent are loan schemes an efficient instrument ?

référence interne : 84022; ln many LDCs today, the education sector is still characterized by relatively low levels of enrollment. On the other hand, however, expansion in the public provision of education is limited by constraints in the public budget. To overcome this problem, various strategies could be considered, among which is the implementation of cost recovery policies. ln this paper, we have argued that higher education would be a suitable candidate ror such policies. Cost recovery at this level of education would be helpful, not only because of its potential effect on resource mobilization, but also because it would boost efficiency and equity in the overall distribution of public…