Education Plc : understanding private sector participation in public sector education /
Stephen J. Ball.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 216 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-207) and index.
A "policy sociology" introduction to privatization(s): tools, meanings and positions Privatisation(s) in contexts Scale and scope: education is big business Economics and actors: the social relations of the ESI New governance, new communities, new philanthropy Selling improvement/selling policy/selling localities: an economy of innovation Policy controversies: failures, ethics and experiments Not jumping to conclusions.