The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global

The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global Education Reform (International Perspectives on Educational Reform Series)

Education privatization is a global phenomenon that crystallizes in countries with very different cultural, political, and economic backgrounds. In this book, the authors examine how privatization policies are being adopted and why so many countries are engaging in this type of education reform. The authors explore the contexts, key personnel, and policy initiatives that explain the worldwide advance of the private sector in education, and identify six different paths toward education privatization--as a drastic state sector reform (e.g., Chile, the U.K.), as an incremental reform (e.g., the U.S.A.), in social-democratic welfare states, historical public-private partnerships (e.g., Netherlands, Spain), de facto privatization in low-income countries, and privatization via disaster.

Book Features:

* The first comprehensive, in-depth investigation of the political economy of education privatization at a global scale.

* An analysis of the different strategies, discourses, and agents that have contributed to advancing (and resisting) education privatization trends.

* An examination of the role of private corporations, policy entrepreneurs, philanthropic organizations, think-tanks, and teacher unions.
Country USA
Brand Teachers College Press
Manufacturer Teachers College Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780807757598
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Teachers College Press
Manufacturer	Teachers College Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780807757598
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global Education Reform (International Perspectives on Educational Reform Series)

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