Table of Contents

Foreword Nick Grant. 1. Introduction: Neoliberal Capitalism and Education Ravi Kumar and Dave Hill 2. Neoliberalism and its Impacts Dave Hill 3. Neoliberalism, Youth, and the Leasing of Higher Education Henry Giroux 4. Higher Education and the Profit Incentive Tristan McCowan 5. Trading away Human Rights? The GATS and the Right to Education: A Legal Perspective Pierrik Devidal 6. Education, Inequality and Neoliberal Capitalism: A Classical Marxist Analysis Dave Hill, Nigel Greaves and Alpesh Maisuria 7. Brazilian Education, Dependent Capitalism and the World Bank Roberto Leher 8. World Bank Discourse and Policy on Cultural Diversity and Education in Latin America Carlos O. Mora-Ninci and Eduardo Domenech 9. The News Media and the Conservative Heritage Foundation: Promoting Education Advocacy at the Expense of Authority Eric Haas 10. Markets and Education in the Era of Globalized Capitalism Nico Hirtt 11. Education in Cuba: Socialism and the Encroachment of Capitalism Curry Malott. Contributors. Index.