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The political economy of education in the Arab world / edited by Hicham Alaoui, Robert Springborg.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Arab countries.
- Education.
- Education and state--Arab countries.
- Education and state.
- Educational change--Arab countries.
- Educational change.
- Education--Economic aspects--Arab countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc, [2021]
- Summary:
- Despite substantial spending on education and robust support for reform both internally and by external donors, the quality of education in many, if not most, Arab countries remains low. Which raises the question: why? The authors of The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World find answers in the authoritarian political economies that shape the architecture of national governance across the region. Presenting studies from North Africa and the Gulf region, as well as comparative perspectives from Asia and Latin America, they show clearly that efforts to improve education—and thereby enhance economic development and broaden the base of citizenship on which more stable and effective systems of governance can be built—will fail until ruling elites are no longer able to increase their political and economic power at the expense of the greater good.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World
- 2. Democracy and Education
- Part 1. Case Studies
- 3. Citizenship in Egyptian, Tunisian, and Moroccan History Textbooks
- 4. University Reforms in Egypt and Morocco
- 5. Educational Policy in Sisi’s Egypt
- 6. The Impact of Poverty and Corruption on Educational Quality in Tunisia
- 7. US University Campuses in the Gulf Monarchies
- 8. Foreign Scholarship Programs in Algeria and Saudi Arabia
- Part 2. Comparative Perspectives
- 9. Lessons from Latin America
- 10. Lessons from East Asia
- Part 3. Conclusion
- 11. The Challenges of Educational Reform in the Arab World
- Bibliography
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781626379442
- 1626379440
- OCLC:
- 1312727161
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