Higher education in Latin America : issues of efficiency and equity (English)

Enrollments in Latin American universities increased tenfold in the past two decades. Government spending, however, has not kept pace with enrollment demand. Increased higher educationn enrollments have been accompanied by reduced instructional quality in many countries. Teacher salaries are too low to attract and keep scholars dedicated to full time instruction and research. At the same time, private and social returns to higher educationn have declined...

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Winkler,Donald R.;
Document Date
1990/03/31
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
WDP77
Volume No
1
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1
Country
Latin America, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Higher education in Latin America : issues of efficiency and equity
Keywords
Higher Education

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Winkler,Donald R..

Higher education in Latin America : issues of efficiency and equity (English). World Bank discussion papers ; no. WDP 77 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125181468772468327

Higher education in Latin America : issues of efficiency and equity (English)

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