01608pab a2200217 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d King, Elizabeth M. Central mandates and local incentives: the Colombia education voucher program 1999 p.467-91 Sep In decentralized education systems programs that promote central mandates may have to be devolved to local governments, communities, and providers. When participation by local governments and providers is voluntary rather than compulsory, the determinants of program placement are important in predicting potential benefits to individuals. This article analyzes incentives for municipalities and private schools to participate in Colombia's voucher program. It finds that the demand for secondary education relative to the capacity of public schools and the availability of spaces in private schools in the municipality were key predictors of municipal participation, whereas the number of underserved students had a nonlinear effect on participation. Schools whose educational quality was moderate and charged moderate tuition fees were the most likely to participate; the program was less attractive to schools whose quality and fees were high and to schools whose quality and fees were low. - Reproduced Schools - Colombia Education - Colombia Private education - Colombia Private education Wohlgemuth, Darin Orazem, Peter F. World Bank Economic Review 43984 43984 43984 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 15, Issue no: 1 AR44390 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR