Incentives to Exclude: The Political Economy Constraining School Fee Abolition in South Africa

Autor/in	Nordstrum, Lee E.
Titel	Incentives to Exclude: The Political Economy Constraining School Fee Abolition in South Africa
Quelle	In: Journal of Education Policy, 27 (2012) 1, S.67-88 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-0939
DOI	10.1080/02680939.2011.604138
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Economically Disadvantaged; Educational Finance; Access to Education; Barriers; Incentives; Financial Policy; Educational Development; Program Implementation; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Fees; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Change; Politics of Education; Program Effectiveness; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsfonds; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Anreiz; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsreform; Educational policy; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In 2009, the South African Department of Education extended tuition fee abolition to schools serving the poorest 60% of students, increased from 40% in 2007. This policy intends to increase access to and longevity in school for the poorest households by removing fees as a barrier and replacing private revenue with increased state funds. Despite this progressive expansion of fee-free schooling, the reported frequency of non-attendance attributable to school fees increased from 2008 to 2009, particularly among poor females and primary-aged children. This paper attempts to explain this phenomenon by presenting three constraints that hamper the potential benefits of fee abolition: (1) the rationalization of educational expenditures; (2) perverse incentives for schools to exclude non-paying children; and (3) the poor targeting mechanisms of fee abolition and government spending. As a result, we find significant lags in the implementation of fee elimination and that many poor households are still required to pay user fees. Several finance policy options are recommended for the South African schooling system. Data originate from South Africa's National Treasury and General Household Survey. (Contains 3 figures, 6 tables, and 22 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10