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Education and the State

A. C. F. Beales

British Journal of Educational Studies 14 (2):277 (1966)

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(1 other version)From Adam swift to Adam Smith: How the ‘invisible hand’ overcomes middle class hypocrisy.James Tooley - 2007 - Journal of Philosophy of Education 41 (4):727–741.details This paper challenges Richard Pring's suggestion that parents using private education may be undermining the desire for social justice and equality, using recent arguments of Adam Swift as a springboard. Swift's position on the banning of private schools, which uses a Rawlsian ‘veil of ignorance’ argument, is explored, and it is suggested that, if equality of opportunity is a major aim, it does not go far enough by permitting parental partiality. If the only alternative is a Platonic state, then this (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Politics, markets and schools politics, markets and America's schools.James Tooley - 1994 - Journal of Philosophy of Education 28 (2):257–264.details James Tooley; Politics, Markets and Schools Politics, Markets and America’s Schools, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 28, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages. Download Export citation Bookmark
Indian development and poverty: Making sense of Sen et al. [REVIEW]Shyam J. Kamath - 1999 - Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society 13 (3-4):315-336.details The work of Amartya Sen and his collaborators on Indian economic development compares three Indian states so as to demonstrate the superior performance of interventionist, left‐wing governments in West Bengal and Kerala compared to the more typical state of Uttar Pradesh. A careful analysis of the evidence, however, shows that Sen et al. ignore the anti‐interventionist implications of their own evidence of corruption in the state of Uttar Pradesh; dramatically overstate the success of leftist governments in West Bengal; and overlook (...) Download Export citation Bookmark

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