Investing financial resources in choices to get the best results underpins the work of GPE on value for money.

This note summarizes the current knowledge concerning the provision of books to schools, from the planning stage through the publication and distribution processes. It separates the well known from the less well known or less frequently practiced.

It lays the foundation for critical interventions that can help stretch government and donor resources further.

Also in this series:

• Value for money guidance note: School construction
• Value for money guidance note: Teachers and teaching