1st Edition
Education, Recession and the World Village A Comparative Political Economy of Education
Introduction: Comparing Educational Policies and International Currents
Frederick M. Wirt and Grant Harman
1. Australia
F.J. Hunt
2. Canada: Educational Policy-Making: Impacts of the 1980s Recession
Thomas R. Williams
3. Hong Kong: The Political Economy of Education
Ming Chan and Michael Kirst
4. Nigeria: Education: The Contrast between 1973 and 1983
M.G. Hughes and E.O. Fagbamiye
5. Papua New Guinea: The Political Economy of Education
D.W. Parry
6. The People’s Republic of China: Education during the World Recession: The Paradox of Expansion
Stanley Rosen
7. The United States of America: The Educational Policy Consequences of an Economically Uncertain Future
James W. Guthrie
8. The United Kingdom: its Political Economy of Education
Hywel Thomas
9. The Editors: A View Across the Board: The International Recession and Educational Policy
Frederick M. Wirt and Grant Harman
Biography
Frederick M. Wirt was Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois, USA. He was well-known for his work in the field of urban politics and politics of education.
Grant Harman was Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the University of New England (UNE). He was an intellectual and political leader in the field of higher education.
