Basic Learning Materials Initiative


Chapter 1	Books and learning	12
	Textbooks and learning Book development or book provision? The wider perspective: a culture of reading Getting the strategy right
Chapter 2	Identifying the real problem	26
	The book sector The national framework/context Identifying the real problem Questionnaire
Chapter 3	Publishing processes and professional skills	42

Chapter 4	Educational publishing and book provision	54
	The role of the state in educational publishing Planning, management and quality control Not by textbooks alone Basic learning materials – what are they? Funding Affordability and cost recovery Distribution
Chapter 5	How to do it	76
	Drafting a national book policy The book policy Book sector surveys Institutional support Project design and priorities
Chapter 6	A look at the normative aspects	92

Appendices	I Book sector surveys II National Councils for Book Development III Useful addresses and selected bibliography