From the Ballot to the Blackboard: The Redistributive Political Economy of Education

by Ben W. Ansell

Book Overview

From the Ballot to the Blackboard provides the first comprehensive 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. The argument is developed through three stories that track the historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107616999
• ISBN13: 9781107616998
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"