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Social Rights and Economics

Claims to Health Care and Education in Developing Countries

By: Varun Gauri

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Social Rights and Economics

Claims to Health Care and Education in Developing Countries

By: Varun Gauri

The author analyzes contemporary rights-based and economic approaches to health care and education in developing countries. He assesses the foundations and uses of social rights in development, outlines an economic approach to improving health and education services, and then highlights the differences, similarities, and the hard questions that the economic critique poses for rights. The author argues that the policy consequences of rights overlap considerably with a modern economic approach. Both the rights-based and the economic approaches are skeptical that electoral politics and de facto market rules provide sufficient accountability for the effective and equitable provision of health and education services, and that further intrasectoral reforms in governance, particularly those that strengthen the hand of service recipients, are needed. There remain differences between the two approaches. Whether procedures for service delivery are ends in themselves, the degree of disaggregation at which outcomes should be assessed, the consequences of long-term deprivation, metrics used for making tradeoffs, and the behavioral distortions that result from subsidies are all areas where the approaches diverge. Even here, however, the differences are not irreconcilable, and advocates of the approaches need not regard each other as antagonists.

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World Bank Publications

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0404262856

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9780404262853

School Choice In Chile

Two Decades of Educational Reform

By: Varun Gauri

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School Choice In Chile

Two Decades of Educational Reform

By: Varun Gauri

School Choice in Chile examines the dramatic educational decentralization and privatization of schools in Chile. In the early 1980s, the Pinochet regime decentralized schooling, providing vouchers for parental choice of public or private schools. At the same time, the government supposedly gave the administration of schools to local municipalities. Although the reform has merit and is defended by some as a major achievement, Varun Gauri shows the many ways in which it has not worked.In this process of reform, neither the administration of schools nor school content was really decentralized from the Ministry of Education, nor did students gain equality of educationaly opportunity or better schooling outcomes. These failures of the post-welfare model are due partly to Chile's political and economic problems of the era, but are also evidence of flaws at its core, at least where education is concerned.The study presents data for an original survey of 726 households in Greater Santiago that finds more evidence for social and economic stratification among Chilean schools than past analyses have shown. Gauri finds that information about school quality, a sense of entitlement, and the use of specific search techniques increase the odds that a child attends a school with high achievement scores. Gauri offers some insights as he supports the criticism that market forces might exacerbate inequalities without necessarily generating clear gains in academic achievement. In the new system, many parents continued to be ill-informed about differences among schools, nonacademic factors played a major role in school selection, schools appeared to use entrance exams to practice a form of "creaming," and parental wealth was a strong determinant of whether families were willing and able to take full advantage of choice programs.These are extremely timely findings, especially in light of the current debate over school choice and vouchers in the United States. Because the United States has little experience in school choice, School Choice in Chile presents a convincing and necessary report on an almost twenty-year-old experience with information from which all nations can learn. Parents, policy analysts in education and social welfare, as well as those studying political science, public policy, and education, will find it extremely useful.

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160

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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0822975041

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9780822975045

A Study of Ancient Monuments & Historic Heritage Sites of Himachal Pradesh

By: Ravi Kumar Kanda,Varun Mahajan

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A Study of Ancient Monuments & Historic Heritage Sites of Himachal Pradesh

By: Ravi Kumar Kanda,Varun Mahajan

Himachal Pradesh has been blessed with many ancient monuments and other historic heritage sites which are having a rare and unique architectural beauty, stone carvings and are considered as the real treasure of art and culture as state protected monuments of Himachal Pradesh. Some of best historic Monuments and heritage sites are: Rashtrapati lodge and Annadale at Shimla, Bijli Mahadev Temple Kullu, Ruined fort of Kangra, Shiva Temple Baijnath Kangra, and Anees villa of famous Novelist Salman Rushdie Solan and many more to explore have been highlighted in the current volume.

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Rudra Publications

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9390835003

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9789390835003

India Beyond Metros

By: Varun Soni

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India Beyond Metros

By: Varun Soni

India Beyond Metros: Dekho Apna Bharat, is a travelogue of around 50-odd Tier 2/3 cities from across the nation. The book does not cover the already well-known major metropolitan cities in the country, but gives you a glimpse of small-town India and the hinterland. Each chapter is dedicated to one city and spells out what to see, where to stay, how to go, and even what to shop for there. It is ideal for corporate travellers who visit these cities for official work or families who want to spend holidays/ weekends exploring their own country.

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197

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Zorba Books

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9358961201

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9789358961201

Book's by Varun Gauri

Social Rights and Economics

Social Rights and Economics

School Choice In Chile

School Choice In Chile

A Study of Ancient Monuments & Historic Heritage Sites of Himachal Pradesh

A Study of Ancient Monuments & Historic Heritage Sites of Himachal Pradesh

India Beyond Metros

India Beyond Metros

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