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Author Kraus, Neil, 1968- author.

Title The fantasy economy : neoliberalism, inequality, and the education reform movement / Neil Kraus
Published Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2023
©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages) : illustrations
Contents The Creation of a Fantasy -- Fantasy Meets Reality: Evaluating the Tenets of the Fantasy Economy -- Keeping Up the Fantasy: Misleading Research and Alternative Data -- The Fantasy Economy's Overarching Goal: Educational Accountability -- Free Market Fantasy: The Politics of School Choice -- Conclusion: Beyond the Fantasy and Back to Reality
Summary "This book offers a new perspective on wage stagnation, growing inequality, and the current education reform agenda. The author argues that education must be understood as a necessary public service providing critical benefits, many of which are not strictly economic yet are essential for democratic society"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 20, 2023)
Subject Education -- Economic aspects -- United States
Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- United States
Income distribution -- United States
Educational change -- United States
Business and education -- United States
Education -- United States -- Public opinion
Education -- Political aspects -- United States
Business and education.
Education -- Economic aspects.
Education -- Political aspects.
Education -- Public opinion.
Educational change.
Labor supply -- Effect of education on.
United States.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023001595
ISBN 9781439923726
1439923728