In practice, most education systems have both centralized and decentralized elements. Planners involved in a decentralizing reform must identify which component

This book identifies and examines the political dimensions of decentralization. Decentralization programs vary from country to country, but there are common thr

This book, which is the eighth volume in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, presents scholarly research on majo

Some decisionmaking (about educational finance and teacher recruitment) should be handled at the local level and some (about school organization and curriculum)

Dissatisfied with centralized approaches to delivering local public services, a large number of countries are decentralizing responsibility for these services t