The Education of Nations - How Political Organization of Poor, Not Democracy, Led Governments

What causes a government to invest-or not invest-in poor citizens, especially mass education? In this book, Stephen Kosack focuses on three radically different developing countries whose developmental trajectories bear little resemblance to each other-Brazil, Ghana, and Taiwan-and offers an elegant and pragmatic answer to this crucially important question.

About the author

Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

Summary

What causes a government to invest--or not invest--in poor citizens, especially mass education? In this book, Stephen Kosack focuses on three radically different developing countries whose developmental trajectories bear little resemblance to each other--Brazil, Ghana, and Taiwan--and offers an elegant and pragmatic answer to this crucially important question.

Additional text

With lucid reasoning and breathtaking empirical scope, Stephen Kosack offers a bold new theory of policymaking that explains why democracies often fail to produce pro-poor policies. The Education of Nations is vital reading for anyone interested in inequality, poverty, and sustainable development in the Global South.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Kosack, Kosack Stephen
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2012
• EAN: 9780199841653
• ISBN: 978-0-19-984165-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Educational strategies & policy, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Educational strategies and policy