Balancing the Books: Household Financing of Basic Education in Cambodia

by Mark Bray, Seng Bray, Seng Bunly

Especially in less-developed countries, governments face great difficulties in financing education systems. Households commonly have to make major contributions of resources in order to bridge the gaps. Cambodia is among the countries in which government capacity has been particularly constrained, and in which the household costs of schooling have been especially high. This situation has created a major burden for poor families, and has exacerbated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9628093398
• ISBN13: 9789628093397
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher