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The Uses of Cost Analysis in Early Child Care and Development (ECCD) programs
By Ricardo Morán, Robert Myers, Manuel Zymelman (05/99, En, Es)
This paper responds to a felt need for a succinct and user friendly introduction to the basic concepts and uses of cost analysis in the context of ECCD programs. The concepts are basically those found in standard treatments of the economic theory of the firm and of project analysis. Each of the concepts introduced is illustrated with examples bearing on ECCD programs. The paper is intended primarily for non-economists working in the area of Early Child Care and Development (ECCD) who are increasingly challenged to take these concepts into account; for example, to raise money and to illuminate choices among alternative ways of using it to achieve program objectives. While its intent is didactic, the paper is not a "manual" on how to prepare ECCD project proposals, either to the IDB, nor any other funding agency, though we hope it would be useful for such purposes.
This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department's peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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