Hill, D. and Rosskam, E., (eds.) (2008) The Developing World and State Education: Neoliberal Depredation and Egalitarian Alternatives. New York: Routledge. 9780415957762 .
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Abstract:
Neoliberalism has had a major impact on schooling and education in the Developing World, with social repercussions that have affected the salaries of teachers, the number and type of potential students, the availability of education, the cost of education, and more. This edited collection argues that the privatization of public services and the capitalization and commodification of education have resulted in the establishment of competitive markets that are marked by selection, exclusion and inequality
The contributors - academics and organization/social movement activists - examine aspects of neoliberal arguments focusing on low- and middle-income countries (including Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, China, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and South Africa), and suggest where they fall short. Their arguments center around the assumption that education is not a commodity to be bought and sold, as education and the capitalist market hold opposing goals, motivations, methods, and standards of excellence.
Subjects:
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC65 Social aspects of education > LC67 Economic aspects of education
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC65 Social aspects of education > LC71 Education and the state
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC2601 Education in developing countries
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC65 Social aspects of education > LC71 Education and the state
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC2601 Education in developing countries
Editors:
Hill, D. and Rosskam, E.
Publisher:
Routledge
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Date:
December 2008
Date Type:
Publication
Series Name:
Routledge studies in education and neoliberalism
Place of Publication:
New York
Number of Pages:
251
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780415957762
Status:
Published / Disseminated
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