Big BRICs, weak foundations: The beginning of public elementary education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China

Chaudhary, Latika; Musacchio, Aldo; Nafziger, Steven; Yan, Se

doi:10.1016/j.eeh.2012.02.001

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“…There is a large literature which analyzes how the provision of public education depends on the extent of political voice (Lindert, 2004;Engerman et al, 2009;Go and Lindert, 2010;Chaudhary et al, 2012;Aidt et al, 2006;Gallego, 2010). Yet, quantitative research on the role of public education in forming political preferences and shaping electoral outcomes has received little attention in economic history.…”

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Nation building: The role of central spending in education

Cinnirella

Schueler

2018

Explorations in Economic History

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. It is generally argued that, in the context of Imperial Germany, public primary education was used to form "loyal citizens" and to build a nation. In this paper we analyze to what extent central spending on primary education affected participation at general elections and votes for pro-nationalist parties. We combine census data on the sources of school funding with federal elec-tion data at the level of 199 constituencies in five-year intervals from 1886 to 1911. Panel esti-mates of models with constituency and time-fixed effects show that an increase in the share of central spending is positively related to the vote share of pro-nationalist parties and voter turnout. Results from models with lagged central spending by category of expenditure are consistent with the role of indoctrination of public primary education. JEL-Codes: N330, N430, H720, I280. Terms of use: Documents in

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Nation building: The role of central spending in education

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Schueler

2018

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“…The effect of CDF (Constituency Development Fund) on the demand for primary education, which is a quasi-public good [7], was analyzed. The study revealed that CDF has had a significant impact on primary schooling.…”

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The Impact of Decentralized Fiscal Funds on Primary Schooling in Kenya

Lucas¹

2017

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Improved standards of living for citizens is what any government strives to achieve. In doing this, governments use different methods. Governments improve welfare of its citizens through provision of public goods or utilities from which citizens derive utility. Many governments have set up various fiscal funds to that end. This study investigated the effect of fiscal funds on social welfare in the Kenyan context. In particular, the study determined the effect of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) on demand for primary schooling, a quasi-public good. A time series from 1970 to 2015 was used. Annual enrollment in class one in public schools was used as the dependent variable while the explanatory variables were; MCg (government expenditure per pupil), CDF which was dummy, parent literacy and Pupil-Teacher ratio. MCg and parent literacy have significant effect on primary schooling.

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“…But recently, the overall condition of education in Brazil seems to change. In a comparative analysis of the development of public primary education in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), two issues are emphasized (Chaudhary, Musacchio, Nafziger, & YanBig, 2012): political decentralization, and heterogeneity. Indeed, as we saw earlier, decentralization has been a major issue, while the country's vast territories predispose for an equally high degree of heterogeneity in educational performance.…”

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Geographical education in Brazil: past and present in “the country of the future”

Lastória

Papadimitriou

2012

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Educat

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This paper examines the past, present and future context of geographical education in Brazil and the issues that, in our view, are relevant to understand its ebb and flow in the complex reality of the country. Various trends have affected the development of geographical education since the 1970s. Two pillars of training and school practice reflect the current content of geographical education. Beginning with a historical overview of geographical education in Brazil, we identify the main issues that need to be addressed: What conceptions of geography and geographical education are reflected in the educational materials at schools? How do these reflect the teaching practices? What is the "place" of geography in the official curriculum? From the examination of the past and present of geographical education in Brazil, we see that Brazil is currently best suited for an ideal synthesis in geographical education: at the level of theory, a synthesis of aspects of critical geography and civic education; at the level of public policy, a synthesis of centralization and decentralization in geography curricular designs; and at the level of practice, a synthesis of education about and for sustainable development with education about and with geospatial technologies.

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Big BRICs, weak foundations: The beginning of public elementary education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China

Cited by 70 publications

References 40 publications

Nation building: The role of central spending in education

Nation building: The role of central spending in education

The Impact of Decentralized Fiscal Funds on Primary Schooling in Kenya

Geographical education in Brazil: past and present in “the country of the future”

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