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  "title": "Educating Children in Poor Countries",
  "publication": "Economic Issues, June 1, 2005",
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  "summary": "In an ideal world, primary education would be universal and publicly financed, and all children would be able to attend school regardless of their parents’ ability or willingness to pay.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- In an ideal world, primary education would be universal and publicly financed, and all children would be able to attend school regardless of their parents’ ability or willingness to pay.\n- In many poor countries, governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to provide each child with a basic education.\n- Despite the benefits that would accrue not only to individuals but to society as a whole, some governments do not provide universal primary education.\n- In some of these countries, parents cover part or all of the cost of their children’s education.\n- This paper explores the pros and cons of user payments."
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      "heading": "Subject and Keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Education, National accounts, Personal income\n- Keywords: Community-managed school, East Asia, EI, government, Personal income, school, school administrator, school attendance, School enrollment, School fee, school management, school supplies, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, user payment"
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      "content": "- The trade-off between universal publicly financed primary education and user payments in poor countries.\n- Fiscal and political constraints that lead to partial or full reliance on parental payments for schooling.\n- Consideration of social and individual benefits of basic education versus the equity and access implications of user fees.\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Educating Children in Poor Countries. Economic Issues No. 2005/003 (2005).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- تعليم الأطفال في البلدان الفقيرة؛ قضايا اقتصادية رقم 33؛ ابريل 2004\n  - تعليم الأطفال في البلدان الفقيرة؛ قضايا اقتصادية رقم 33؛ ابريل 2004 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - تعليم الأطفال في البلدان الفقيرة؛ قضايا اقتصادية رقم 33؛ ابريل 2004 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Economic Issues 33 -- Educating Children in Poor Countries\n  - Economic Issues 33 -- Educating Children in Poor Countries (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Economic Issues 33 -- Educating Children in Poor Countries (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Temas de economía 33 -- La educación de los niños en los países pobres\n  - Temas de economía 33 -- La educación de los niños en los países pobres (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Temas de economía 33 -- La educación de los niños en los países pobres (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- L’éducation des enfants dans les pays pauvres\n  - L’éducation des enfants dans les pays pauvres (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - L’éducation des enfants dans les pays pauvres (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- ВОПРОСЫ ЭКОНОМИКИ 33 -- Образование детей в бедных странах\n  - ВОПРОСЫ ЭКОНОМИКИ 33 -- Образование детей в бедных странах (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - ВОПРОСЫ ЭКОНОМИКИ 33 -- Образование детей в бедных странах (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/economic-issues/issues/2016/12/30/educating-children-in-poor-countries-16604"
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    "Authors: Eva Jenkner, Arye L. Hillman",
    "Published: June 1, 2005",
    "Series: Economic Issues",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589062436.051",
    "In an ideal world, primary education would be universal and publicly financed, and all children would be able to attend school regardless of their parents’ ability or willingness to pay.",
    "In many poor countries, governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to provide each child with a basic education.",
    "Despite the benefits that would accrue not only to individuals but to society as a whole, some governments do not provide universal primary education.",
    "In some of these countries, parents cover part or all of the cost of their children’s education.",
    "This paper explores the pros and cons of user payments.",
    "Subject: Education, National accounts, Personal income",
    "Keywords: Community-managed school, East Asia, EI, government, Personal income, school, school administrator, school attendance, School enrollment, School fee, school management, school supplies, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, user payment",
    "The trade-off between universal publicly financed primary education and user payments in poor countries.",
    "Fiscal and political constraints that lead to partial or full reliance on parental payments for schooling.",
    "Consideration of social and individual benefits of basic education versus the equity and access implications of user fees.",
    "**تعليم الأطفال في البلدان الفقيرة؛ قضايا اقتصادية رقم 33؛ ابريل 2004**",
    "**Economic Issues 33 -- Educating Children in Poor Countries**",
    "**Temas de economía 33 -- La educación de los niños en los países pobres**",
    "**L’éducation des enfants dans les pays pauvres**",
    "**ВОПРОСЫ ЭКОНОМИКИ 33 -- Образование детей в бедных странах**"
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