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- Title
The Mismatch Between World Bank Actions and the Decentralization of Educational Systems in LMICs.
- Authors
Hossain, Mobarak
- Abstract
The World Bank's (WB) growing emphasis on decentralizing educational systems has sparked widespread discussion in the literature. This study examines whether WB reforms are indeed associated with decentralizing educational systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as commonly assumed. Using unique, untapped country-level panel data on 30 LMICs from 1990 to 2019, I do not find a significant association between the WB's actions and changes observed in educational systems. Employing the institutional logics perspective, I argue that the WB's diffusion of "homogeneous" educational reforms may clash with "heterogeneous" socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts, thus hindering the direct translation of reforms into tangible outcomes on the ground.
- Subjects
WORLD Bank; INSTITUTIONAL logic; MIDDLE-income countries; PANEL analysis; EDUCATIONAL change; BANKING industry
- Publication
American Educational Research Journal, 2024, Vol 61, Issue 3, p541
- ISSN
0002-8312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3102/00028312241229027