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The Financing of Education : An Economic Issue ?

Jean-claude Eicher

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Approche économiqueWelfare economics[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education05 social sciences[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education050301 educationSubsidyEducationFinancement de l'éducationEconomic issue0502 economics and businessEthnologySociologyPrivate education050207 economics0503 educationEducation economics

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Building on previous contributions on the same topic, this article gives a brief overview of the financial situation of Education in the different regions of the world then focuses on the shortcomings of the traditional treatment of financing issues by economist among them the quasi absence of equity consideration. It ends by discussing the main issues as they can be seen today : extent of the "right to education", demand side approach to education financing, choice between various types of subsides to students.

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