The Politics of Education in Developing Countries

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Scholars have for years lamented the scarcity of research on politics in education, especially in developing countries. Hickey and Hossain bring together a volume that makes a major contribution to filling that gap. Brimming with insights, both practical and theoretical, this book will be of keen interest to anyone concerned with the complex and contentious politics of improving education or enhancing public services generally * Ben Ross Schneider, Ford International Professor, Department of Political Science, and Director, MIT Brazil Program, MIT, US * This is a major contribution to the international literature on how politics shapes education policy and practice in developing countries. It unpacks the critical questions on current debates about the learning crisis that confronts education systems in developing countries and brings into sharp focus the centrality of political economy arguments in understanding the global learning crisis. Not only are the overall analysis and arguments presented in the book both novel and well informed, the book is vitally important and timely for analysts and researchers studying education reforms in developing countries. * Kwame Akyeampong, Professor of International Education and Development, Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, UK * This excellent, well-researched, and wide ranging series of case studies sheds light on a key issue of our time, namely how to transform the political economy of education systems to enable learning for all. * Leon Tikly, Professor in Education, School of Education, University of Bristol, UK *