Colonial Liberalism, Global Neoliberalism, and Education in India

Boucher, Eddie

doi:10.18848/1835-4432/cgp/v10i02/51-66

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“…India is known for its emerging middle class (Fadaee, 2014), but what is not discussed as often is their burgeoning population who live in extreme poverty (Srivastava, 2013). The middle class and the elite in India argue for more government subsidies for private schooling (Boucher, 2017(Boucher, , 2018. In this way, their children will be more advantaged at less expenditure to themselves.…”

Section: Privatization Of Schools and School Choice: Un-evening The Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The World Bank has sponsored research that advocates public-private schooling ventures in India (e.g., Kingdon, 2005;Kingdon & Pal, 2014), and the Cato Institute has sponsored and published research advocating for private schooling for India's poor (e.g., Dixon, 2012;Tooley & Dixon, 2005). These articles influence education policy makers in India and have had an impact on school privatization policies (Boucher, 2017).…”

Section: Media For School Choice In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Democracy, neoliberalism, and school choice: A comparative analysis of India and the United States

Boucher

2020

JGER

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India and the United States are the largest democracies in the world, and since the 1990s, both countries have implemented neoliberal economic reforms into most of their social institutions—including their education systems. Even though both countries have long-established commitments to public education as a means for socio-economic equitability for all citizens, in the wake of neoliberal reforms both countries have made significant moves to privatize education. The justification for school privatization was based on policies that redefined democracy in economic terms, and the result is a very undemocratic marginalization for the majority of students who do not have the means to participate in school choice. This article explored these issues by analyzing governmental student enrollment data, funding schemes, and media reporting on school-choice initiatives.

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Section: Privatization Of Schools and School Choice: Un-evening The Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Media For School Choice In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%