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The Role and Impact of
 Public-Private Partnerships in EducationThe book examines five ways through
 which public-private contracts can help countries meet
 education goals. First, public-private partnerships can
 increase access to good quality education for all,
 especially for poor children who live in remote, underserved
 communities and for children in minority populations.
 Second, lessons for innovative means of financing education
 can be particularly helpful in post-conflict countries
 undergoing reconstruction. Third, lessons about what works
 in terms of public-private partnerships contribute to the
 development of a more differentiated business model
 especially for middle-income countries. Fourth, the
 challenge of meeting the education Millennium Development
 Goals in less than a decade is a daunting one in the poorest
 countries. Understanding new partnership arrangements within
 a broad international aid architecture in education can help
 bring us closer to those goals. Fifth, some very innovative
 public-private partnership arrangements are happening in
 Arab countries, and lessons can be drawn from their experience.
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Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and
 Faith-based Providers in Education : Case Studies from
 Africa, Latin America, and AsiaThe case studies in this book provide
 useful information on the characteristics of students and
 the performance of various types of schools that benefit
 from public-private partnerships. While these case studies
 are empirically grounded, their results are not necessarily
 of universal application, because context also matters. The
 authors are careful to point out that while one of the case
 studies is based on an experiment, the other case studies
 use instruments or matching methods that have their
 limitations. Yet a key result from this work is that sound
 analyses of existing data are feasible and can yield useful
 conclusions about the contribution that private service
 providers can offer to educational development. These case
 studies will encourage more researchers to undertake similar
 work to demonstrate the many options that developing
 countries have to reach their education goals.
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Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and Faith-based Providers in Education : Case Studies from Africa, Latin America, and AsiaThe case studies in this book provide useful information on the characteristics of students and the performance of various types of schools that benefit from public-private partnerships. While these case studies are empirically grounded, their results are not necessarily of universal application, because context also matters. The authors are careful to point out that while one of the case studies is based on an experiment, the other case studies use instruments or matching methods that have their limitations. Yet a key result from this work is that sound analyses of existing data are feasible and can yield useful conclusions about the contribution that private service providers can offer to educational development. These case studies will encourage more researchers to undertake similar work to demonstrate the many options that developing countries have to reach their education goals.