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Gordon, Liz; Whitty, Geoff – Comparative Education, 1997
Examines neoliberal educational policies in England and New Zealand related to school autonomy, school choice, private sector involvement, privatization, and accountability mechanisms. Argues that the rhetoric of neoliberal schooling policies is far removed from their reality, as governments confront the classic tension between fiscal imperatives…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education