The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global Education Reform

In this book by Antoni Verger, Clara Fontdevila and Adrian Zancajo, education privatization is investigated using the theoretical lens of cultural political economy (CPE).

The authors’ review of the literature on education privatization finds six distinct pathways towards education privatization across the world. Each of these varying trajectories are examined:

1. Education as a state reform: The Ideological Road to Privatization in Chile and the United Kingdom
2. Education Privatization in Social Democratic Welfare States: The Nordic Path Toward Privatization
3. Scaling Up Privatization: School Choice Reforms in the United States
4. Privatization by Default in Low-Income Countries: The Emergence and Expansion of Low-Fee Private Schools
5. Historical Public–Private Partnerships in Education: The Cases of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain
6. Along the Path of Emergency: Privatization by Way of Catastrophe

Furthermore, the authors analyze the roles and strategies of influential actors that both promote and resist educational privatization.

Download a digital copy of the book here: The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global Education Reform

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