Recently, critics of low-cost private schooling in developing countries – and there are many – had a field day. A … Continue reading “School choice has worked in India. But we need to compare like with like”

I journeyed to Harare, Zimbabwe recently with some trepidation. After all IEA author Dr Roger Bate is banned and in … Continue reading “Private schools for the poor”

James Tooley’s recent book The Beautiful Tree is the best single book on public policy to be published since Charles … Continue reading “James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award”

In my school days, the use of articles in front of nouns like “school”, “church”, “hospital” etc in the English … Continue reading “Should private schools be nationalised?”

In January, Paul Collier, an economics professor who has frequently been published by the IEA, wrote a controversial article for The … Continue reading “Better schooling and a less distorted housing market”

James Tooley’s recent book The Beautiful Tree is the best single book on public policy to be published since Charles … Continue reading “James Tooley’s “The Beautiful Tree” wins the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award”

In my school days, the use of articles in front of nouns like “school”, “church”, “hospital” etc in the English … Continue reading “Should private schools be nationalised?”