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Markets for Schooling

An Economic Analysis

By: Nick Adnett,Peter Davies

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Markets for Schooling

An Economic Analysis

By: Nick Adnett,Peter Davies

Nick Adnett and Peter Davies develop an economic analysis of schooling markets, emphasizing both the strengths and weaknesses of orthodox analyses. They explain the economic and social contexts that have generated the widespread desire to reform state schooling and develop a systematic analysis of the key policy components examining both theory and

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Routledge

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1134526083

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9781134526086

Entrepreneurship and Institutions

The Causes and Consequences of Institutional Asymmetry

By: Nick Williams,Tim Vorley,Colin Williams

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Entrepreneurship and Institutions

The Causes and Consequences of Institutional Asymmetry

By: Nick Williams,Tim Vorley,Colin Williams

Entrepreneurship does not occur in a vacuum. The institutions which provide the framework for economic activity matter. As countries around the world strive for economic growth, this book examines how institutional arrangements are critical in fostering entrepreneurship. Through 12 case studies drawn from Asia, Europe and America the book demonstrates how different institutional arrangements impact the nature, scope and scale of entrepreneurial activity. Each chapter highlights how the prevailing formal and informal institutional arrangements interact, and how this has consequences for the development of more entrepreneurial economies. By synthesizing empirical and theoretical insights the book explores how fostering more entrepreneurial economies is as much a question of institutional alignment as it is the creation of more supportive formal and informal institutions.

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216

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1783486929

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9781783486922

School Choice around the World

... And the Lessons We Can Learn

By: Christopher J. Counihan,Nick Cowen,Corey A. DeAngelis,Triin Lauri,Kaire Põder,M. Danish Shakeel,Patrick J. Wolf,Toby Young

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School Choice around the World

... And the Lessons We Can Learn

By: Christopher J. Counihan,Nick Cowen,Corey A. DeAngelis,Triin Lauri,Kaire Põder,M. Danish Shakeel,Patrick J. Wolf,Toby Young

This volume of essays examines the empirical evidence on school choice in different countries across Europe, North America, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It demonstrates the advantages which choice offers in different institutional contexts, whether it be Free Schools in the UK, voucher systems in Sweden or private-proprietor schools for low-income families in Liberia. Everywhere experience suggests that parents are ‘active choosers’: they make rational and considered decisions, drawing on available evidence and responding to incentives which vary from context to context. Government educators frequently downplay the importance of choice and try to constrain the options parents have. But they face increasing resistance: the evidence is that informed parents drive improvements in school quality. Where state education in some developing countries is particularly bad, private bottom-up provision is preferred even though it costs parents money which they can ill-afford. This book is both a collection of inspiring case studies and a call to action.

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203

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London Publishing Partnership

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0255367805

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9780255367806

Neoliberal Social Justice

Rawls Unveiled

By: Nick Cowen

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Neoliberal Social Justice

Rawls Unveiled

By: Nick Cowen

This timely and provocative book challenges the conventional wisdom that neoliberal capitalism is incompatible with social justice. Employing public choice and market process theory, Nick Cowen systematically compares and contrasts capitalism with socialist alternatives, illustrating how proponents of social justice have decisive reasons to opt for a capitalism guided by neoliberal ideas.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1800374542

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9781800374546

The Diaspora and Returnee Entrepreneurship

Dynamics and Development in Post-Conflict Economies

By: Nick Williams

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The Diaspora and Returnee Entrepreneurship

Dynamics and Development in Post-Conflict Economies

By: Nick Williams

This book analyses the role that the diaspora play when returning as entrepreneurs to their homeland. Returnee entrepreneurs are defined as individuals who have moved away from their home country and lived as part of the diaspora, and have later returned home to live, invest or both. With increased movements of people around the world, the role of transnational economic activity is becoming ever more significant, yet little is still understood about the motivations and contribution of those who return to their homeland to undertake entrepreneurial activity. The book examines return to post-conflict economies, with the returnees initially forced to move due to war. In doing so, it examines policy approaches to return, the intentions of returnees and highlights the important role that emotional attachment plays in harnessing return. The book recognises the undoubted potential of diaspora entrepreneurs to benefit their homeland. Yet it also recognises the challenges in doing so. Not all diaspora entrepreneurship will be beneficial. Not all policy interventions will be effective, despite good intentions. Yet the lessons contained within this book are that by understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with diaspora return entrepreneurship, more effective strategies can be put in place"--

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0190911875

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Markets for Schooling

An Economic Analysis

By: Nick Adnett,Peter Davies

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An Economic Analysis

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Overcoming the Barriers to Higher Education

By: Stephen Gorard

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Overcoming the Barriers to Higher Education

By: Stephen Gorard

There are serious inequalities in participation in post-compulsory education and training related to socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity and other characteristics. Such inequalities are reproduced and exacerbated in higher education. This book is based on a review of research evidence that explores whether these social and familial patterns can be interrupted via educational and other interventions. The answer lies in taking a radically new lifelong approach, considering changes over time and examining earlier life factors that influence participation - such as family, peer-group and initial education. All these factors help to build the learning trajectory of individuals that leads them to consider HE as a possibility. The impressive results of this review of evidence make this book essential reading for practitioners and policy-makers concerned with widening participation, and for academics.

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Trentham Books Limited

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185856414X

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Book's by Nick Adnett

Markets for Schooling

Markets for Schooling

Entrepreneurship and Institutions

Entrepreneurship and Institutions

School Choice around the World

School Choice around the World

Neoliberal Social Justice

Neoliberal Social Justice

The Diaspora and Returnee Entrepreneurship

The Diaspora and Returnee Entrepreneurship

Markets for Schooling

Markets for Schooling

Overcoming the Barriers to Higher Education

Overcoming the Barriers to Higher Education

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