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Educating All Children
A Global Agenda
Edited by Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom and Martin B. Malin
With contributions by Aaron Benavot, Eric Bettinger, Melissa Binder, David E. Bloom, Henry Braun, Claudia Buchmann, Joel E. Cohen, Javier Corrales, Helen Anne Curry, Paul Glewwe, Emily Hannum, Anil Kanjee, Michael Kremer, Martin B. Malin, Julia Resnik, Gene Sperling and Meng Zhao

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSvii
FOREWORD
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INTRODUCTION
Joel E. Cohen, David E. Bloom, Martin B. Malin and Helen Anne Curry		1
Section I: Basic Facts and Data
CHAPTER 1
Measuring Global Educational Progress
David E. Bloom		33
Section II: Historical Legacies, Political Obstacles
CHAPTER 2
Lessons from the Past: A Comparative Socio-Historical Analysis
Aaron Benavot and Julia Resnik		123
CHAPTER 3
Political Obstacles to Expanding and Improving Schooling in Developing Countries
Javier Corrales		231
Section III: Improving Education
CHAPTER 4
Using Assessment to Improve Education in Developing Nations
Henry Braun and Anil Kanjee		303
CHAPTER 5
Evaluating Educational Interventions in Developing Countries
Eric Bettinger		355
CHAPTER 6
Expanding Educational Opportunity on a Budget: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations
Michael Kremer		389
Section IV: Costs
CHAPTER 7
Attaining Universal Primary Schooling by 2015: An Evaluation of Cost Estimates
Paul Glewwe and Meng Zhao		415
CHAPTER 8
The Cost of Providing Universal Secondary Education in Developing Countries
Melissa Binder		455
Section V: Consequences
CHAPTER 9
Global Educational Expansion and Socio-Economic Development: An Assessment of Findings from the Social Sciences
Emily Hannum and Claudia Buchmann		495
CHAPTER 10
Education, Health, and Development
David E. Bloom		535
CONTRIBUTORS559
INDEX
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