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Global Education Inc.: New Policy Networks and the Neoliberal Imaginary
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In this paper, the authors discuss Neo-Liberalism, Transnational Advocacy Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship: Indiana Jones, business and schooling of the poor 4. 'New' Philanthropy, Social Capitalism and Education Policy 5. Policy as Profit: selling and exporting policy 6. Education as Big Business 7. Money, Meaning and Policy ConnectionsAbstract:
1. Networks, Neo-Liberalism and policy mobilities 2. Doing Neo-liberalism - markets and states, and friends with money 3. Transnational Advocacy Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship: Indiana Jones, business and schooling of the poor 4. 'New' Philanthropy, Social Capitalism and Education Policy 5. Policy as Profit: selling and exporting policy 6. Education as Big Business 7. Money, Meaning and Policy Connectionsread more
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