Free varsity 'a waste'

25 September 2015 - 02:33
By Katharine Child

Leading economists believe that increasing enrolment in preschools in sub-Saharan Africa is a better use of resources than giving free education at high school and university. The Danish think tank The Copenhagen Consensus made its findings public as world leaders descend on New York to decide on UN targets for the reduction of poverty, hunger, violence and inequality by 2030.

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