School voucher adoption affected by political decision-making
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 14:07
in Psychology & Sociology
In many countries, school vouchers have come to be a controversial policy which allows parents to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather than the public school to which they are assigned. A new study in the journal Governance shows how the success of governments in introducing vouchers is highly correlated with these countries' different political institutions and traditions.