part Introduction -- chapter 1 GATS, Higher Education and Global Governance Studies -- part Block I GATS in Context -- chapter 2 Education in the WTO/GATS Context -- chapter 3 GATS, Markets and Higher Education -- part Block II GATS Results and Procedures -- chapter 4 Negotiating the GATS: A...

"Drawing on international case studies and a range of theoretical perspectives, this new edition explores the latest research and debates on the impact of globalization on local education policy in developing countries"--

Education privatization is one of the most polarized areas in education policy research internationally. A swath of highly contradictory empirical research surrounds the issue of private involvement in education provision on a variety of related-themes (voucher schemes, charter schools, freedom...