From the ballot to the blackboard : the redistributive political economy of education /

Ansell, Ben W., 1977-

From the ballot to the blackboard : the redistributive political economy of education / Ben W. Ansell. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xvi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Cambridge studies in comparative politics . - Cambridge studies in comparative politics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The redistributive political economy of education
The expansion of education to the masses: theory and data
The expansion of education: historical evidence
The partisan politics of education
High politics in higher education

Ansell provides an account of the political economy of education spending across the developed and developing world. The book demonstrates how political forces like democracy and political partisanship and economic factors like globalization deeply impact the choices made by voters, parties, and leaders in financing education

9780521190183 (hardback) 0521190185 (hardback)

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Education--Finance--Case studies.
Financiación de la educación --Estudios de caso
Education, Higher--Finance--Case studies.
Financiación de la educación superior
Education--Political aspects--Case studies.
Educación --Aspectos políticos
Education and state--Case studies.
Educación y Estado

LB 2824 / A618f 2010

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