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The first edition of this pioneering book produced surprising conclusions from research around the world into the extent of private education. James Tooley challenged the prevailing wisdom that private education fosters social and economic inequality.

On the contrary, he found that the private sector, as well as being innovative, often provides creative social responsibility programmes, subsidised places and student loan schemes. He concluded with a proposal about the role of for-profit education enterprises in promoting equitable development.
In this second edition, Professor Tooley contributes a new preface which shows how his work has developed and extended into other countries. In particular, he provides a fascinating account of how private education is flourishing in China.

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James Tooley

James Tooley is Professor of Education Policy at Newcastle University and is the founder of The Beautiful Tree Foundation. His work in slum and low-income areas around the world and dedication to private initiatives in education have won him worldwide acclaim and awards. He is the world’s expert on private schools for the poor in developing countries.

Tooley was born in the UK in 1959, went to teach mathematics in Zimbabwe to celebrate the new liberation there and fell in love with Africa. Whilst working for the IFC and World Bank in the 1990s, Tooley explored the Old City of Hyderabad and discovered what was to become his life's passion, private schools operated by entrepreneurs dedicated to children and parents desperate to gain an education.

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