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Anti-discrimination measures in education: A comparative policy analysis

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  • Amanda Lenhardt
  • Ella Page
  • Moizza Binat Sarwar
  • Andrew Shepherd

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Efforts to tackle discrimination in access to basic services have shown mixed results in different country settings. This study examines the positive and negative outcomes attributed to anti-discrimination measures adopted in different country contexts and analyses the factors contributing to these outcomes, with a specific focus on anti-discrimination measures in education. An analysis of trends in inequalities in human development is used to identify three countries that have seen positive change in reducing inequalities and three countries that have seen negative change.

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  • Amanda Lenhardt & Ella Page & Moizza Binat Sarwar & Andrew Shepherd, 2017. "Anti-discrimination measures in education: A comparative policy analysis," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-78, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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