The impact of aid from international institutions on education in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Abstract

This paper identified the major providers of educational aid to the Commonwealth Caribbean as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and UNESCO. It noted that aid was initially directed at secondary and tertiary education but that it had shifted to basic education, with an emphasis on technical and vocational education. It is concluded that this type of aid has both positive and negative effects. The negative effects include problems of bureaucratic educational institutions, reduction in subsidies and free education, and the fact that technical training does not ensure job futures