Hidden markets : the new education privatization / Patricia Burch.

Author/creator Burch, Patricia
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, 2009.
Descriptionxv, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThe critical social thought series
Critical social thought. ^A225848
Contents Trends and origins -- Inside the market -- Privatization and its intermediaries -- Shadow privatization: local experiences with supplemental education services -- Invisible influences: for-profit firms and virtual charter schools -- In the interstices: benchmark assessments, district contracts, and NCLB -- Working for transparency -- Appendix A: research design and methodology -- Appendix B: new privatization trends and questions conjoined -- Appendix C: Characteristic companies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-175) and index.
LCCN 2008029468
ISBN9780415955669 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN0415955661 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780415955676 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN041595567X (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203883945 (ebook)
ISBN0203883942 (ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB2806.36 .B87 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold