Download or read book The Global Education Industry written by James Tooley and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author challenges the conventional wisdom that private education in developing countries fosters greater social and economic inequality, he points out that such education often provides creative social responsibility programmes, subsidised places, and student loan schemes."--BOOK JACKET. "He concludes with a modest proposal for how for-profit education enterprises could play an important role in promoting equitable development."--Jacket.