Sectoral adjustment in government expenditure in the 1970s: The educational sector in Latin America

As a consequence of economic stagnation and the increasing difficulties faced by developing country governments in financing their budgets, it might be expected that the education sector in these countries would suffer cutbacks. On the other hand, in most countries the education sector has high poli...

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Published inWorld development Vol. 12; no. 10; pp. 1039 - 1049
Main Authors Heller, Peter S., Cheasty, Adrienne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, Eng Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1984
Elsevier
Pergamon Press
SeriesWorld Development
Subjects
Education
Finance
Government
Latin America
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Summary:As a consequence of economic stagnation and the increasing difficulties faced by developing country governments in financing their budgets, it might be expected that the education sector in these countries would suffer cutbacks. On the other hand, in most countries the education sector has high political, social and economic priority and is therefore one of the more difficult sectors within which to make adjustments. This paper examines the experience of 18 Latin American countries in terms of how educational spending has evolved at each educational level during the period 1965–1978. A comparison is made of the periods before and after the adjustment of the 1970s. The authors evaluate the form that expenditure adjustments have taken and conclude with some remarks on the patterns which emerged.
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ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/0305-750X(84)90029-9