The Economics of Schooling in a Divided Society: The Case for Shared Education

by Vani K. Borooah and Colin Knox

Book Overview

Countries that have suffered ethnic or religious conflict and become segregated societies reflect these divisions in education provision for their children. Northern Ireland is a case study in point where a parallel system of schools offers education in Catholic maintained schools and Protestant (de facto) controlled schools. While school segregation is the most obvious manifestation of Northern Ireland's fractured society, there are more important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349498971
• ISBN13: 9781349498970
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"