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Shareholder Schools: Racial Capitalism, Policy Borrowing, and Marketized Education Reform in Cape Town, South Africa
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Herbert, Amelia Simone – Comparative Education Review, 2023
Marketization of education in South Africa accelerated at the crossroads of the postapartheid democratic transition and global neoliberal turn, reflecting both educational policy impacts of the country's protracted negotiated settlement and transnational trends. A controversial 2018 provincial amendment further entrenched marketization in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Commercialization, Racism, Social Systems
Inclusion and Social Justice in Neoliberal India: Examining the World's Largest Public-Funded Programme for Private Education
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Sarkar, Tanushree; Cravens, Xiu – Comparative Education, 2022
A provision of India's Right to Education Act requires private schools to enrol 25% of children from 'disadvantaged' and 'economically weaker' backgrounds. Described as a unique public-private partnership, this policy has been widely debated for its promotion of private actors in ensuring equity and access to education. Within this controversial…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Social Justice, Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries