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
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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