The Developing World and State Education: Neoliberal Depredation and Egalitarian Alternatives

The Developing World and State Education: Neoliberal Depredation and Egalitarian Alternatives
ISBN-10
1135906386
ISBN-13
9781135906382
Category
Education
Pages
274
Language
English
Published
2009-01-13
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Dave Hill, Ellen Rosskam

Description

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.

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