{"product_id":"world-bank-financing-of-education-lending-learning-and-development-9780415567077","title":"World Bank Financing of Education: Lending, Learning and Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jones Phillip W.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Finance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on detailed analysis of thousands of confidential World Bank documents, this book demonstrates that the World Bank lies at the centre of the major changes in global education of our time. It outlines the evolution of World Bank lending policies in education, and assesses the policy impact of the Bank's educational projects, looking at how it has: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eshaped the economic and social policies of many governments, including policies that affect education \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebeen an influential proponent of the rapid expansion of formal education systems around the world, financing much of that expansion \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebeen instrumental in forging those policies that see education as a precursor to modernisation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eserved as a major purveyor of Western ideas about how education and the economy are, or should be, related. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from the success of the first edition, this revised edition covers topical issues of globalisation and looks into the political debate concerning aid to developing countries. It will be of enormous value to those studying, or working in, educational policy in developing countries, international organisations and financial institutions, and aid agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929807540375,"sku":"9780415567077","price":4135.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415567077.webp?v=1771602426","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/world-bank-financing-of-education-lending-learning-and-development-9780415567077","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}