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

Provides the first comprehensive account of the political economy of education spending across the developed and developing world.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ansell, Ben W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1 The Redistributive Political Economy of Education; 1.1 Two Puzzles, Two Insights; 1.2 The Argument of This Book; Targeted Redistribution; The Labor Market and Education; Education and Institutions; 1.3 The Theoretical Debate over Education; 1.4 Three Stories about Education; The Expansion of Education to the Masses: Chapters 2 and 3; The Partisan Politics of Education: Chapter 4; High Politics in Higher Education: Chapter 5.
  • 2 The Expansion of Education to the Masses: Theory and Data2.1 Introduction: Two Paths to Education?; 2.2 Variation in Education Spending; 2.3 A Redistributive Theory of Education Expansion; Democracy and Redistributive Politics; Globalization and the Labor Market; 2.4 A Simple Model of Education Expansion; Regime Change and Education Spending; The Role of Globalization on Education Spending; Education Spending Relative to Other Redistribution; Private Education Spending; The Composition of Education Spending; Summarizing the Model; 2.5 The Empirical Analysis of Expansion; Choosing a Sample.
  • Developing MeasuresEmpirical Analysis; Absolute Spending on Education; Relative Spending; Interactive Effects between Democracy and Globalization; Private Spending; 2.6 Extensions: Disaggregating Political Regimes and Education; Varieties of Autocracy; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 The Expansion of Education: Historical Evidence; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Philippines: Political Volatility, Economic Instability, and Education; 3.3 India and Malaysia: Comparing Two Educational Puzzles; India; Malaysia; Summing Up; 3.4 East Asia and Latin America: Rethinking the Development Story; Brazil; South Korea.
  • 3.5 Dual Shocks: Southern Europe Joins the European UnionPortugal; Spain; Greece; 3.6 Conclusions; 4 The Partisan Politics of Education; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 A Partisan Model of Education Spending; The Basic Model; Streaming and Vocational Education; Partisan Politics; Electoral Systems and Moderation; Electoral Systems and Multidimensionality; 4.3 Voter Preferences over Education; 4.4 Party Preferences over Education; 4.5 Deriving Policy Outcomes; 4.6 Electoral Institutions and Education Policy; The Moderating Effect of Electoral Institutions; Multidimensionality.
  • Multidimensional Voter Preferences4.7 Conclusion; 5 High Politics in Higher Education; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Modeling the Trilemma in Higher Education; The "Quality" of Higher Education; Progressive Taxation and Higher Education; Equal and Unequal Access to Higher Education; From Preferences to Parties to Policies; In Summary; 5.3 Empirical Analysis of the Trilemma; The Trilemma at the Macro Level; Individual Preferences over Higher Education Support; Partisan Policies in the World of Higher Education; 5.4 Historical Analysis of the Trilemma; Higher Education in England.