World Bank Financing Of Education: Lending, Learning And Development

This study demonstrates that the World Bank is at the center of the major changes in global education in our time. Based on a detailed analysis of thousands of confidential World Bank documents, this book outlines the evolution of World Bank lending policies in education, and assesses the policy impact of the Bank's educational projects.
The financial power and influence of the World Bank have helped to shape the economic and social policies of many governments, including policies that affect education. The Bank has been an influential proponent of the rapid expansion of formal education systems around the world, and has financed much of that expansion. It has been instrumental in forging those policies that see education as a precursor to modernization, and has served as a major purveyor of Western ideas about how education and the economy are--or should be--related.
"World Bank Financing of Education" makes a unique contribution, and will be invaluable reading for those studying or working in educational policy in developing countries, international organizations and financial institutions, and aid agencies.