EDUCATION POLICY GLOBALIZATION CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY (H/C)

'EDUCATION POLICY IS NOW A GLOBAL MATTER AND ALL THE MORE COMPLEX FOR THAT. MARK OLSSEN, JOHN CODD AND ANN-MARIE O'NEILL DO US AN INVALUABLE SERVICE IN PRODUCING A CAREFULLY THEORISED GUIDE TO CURRENT ISSUES AND KEY CONCERNS - THIS IS AN IMPORTANT, ERUDITE AND VERY PRACTICAL BOOK' - STEPHEN J BALL, EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH UNIT, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 'GIVEN THE GLOBAL REACH OF NEOLIBERAL POLICIES, WE NEED COGENT BOOKS THAT ENABLE US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MAJOR EFFECTS SUCH TENDENCIES HAVE. "EDUCATION POLICY" IS SUCH A BOOK. IT IS INSIGHTFUL AND WELL WRITTEN - AND SHOULD BE READ BY ALL OF US WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS' - MICHAEL W APPLE, AUTHOR OF "EDUCATING THE 'RIGHT' WAY" AND JOHN BASCOM PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON. 'I REALLY AM TAKEN WITH THE BOOK, THE RANGE AND DEPTH OF ANALYSIS ARE TRULY IMPRESSIVE. THIS BOOK IS A MAGNUM OPUS AND EVERYONE IN THE AREA SHOULD READ IT' - HUGH LAUDER, UNIVERSITY OF BAT