From the Ballot to the Blackboard

From The Ballot To The Blackboard Provides The First Comprehensive Account Of The Political Economy Of Education Spending Across The Developed And Developing World. The Book Demonstrates How Political Forces Like Democracy And Political Partisanship And Economic Factors Like Globalization Deeply Impact The Choices Made By Voters Parties And Leaders In Financing Education. The Argument Is Developed Through Three Stories That Track The Historical Development Of Education: First Its Original Expansion From The Elite To The Masses; Second The Partisan Politics Of Education In Industrialized States; And Third The Politics Of Higher Education. The Book Uses A Variety Of Complementary Methods To Demonstrate The Importance Of Redistributive Political Motivations In Explaining Education Policy Including Formal Modeling Statistical Analysis Of Survey Data And Both Sub-National And Cross-National Data And Historical Case Analyses Of Countries Including The Philippines India Malaysia England Sweden And Germany.