Economic Liberalization in 1991 and Its Impact on Elementary Education in India

Autor/in	Venkatanarayanan, S.
Titel	Economic Liberalization in 1991 and Its Impact on Elementary Education in India
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 5 (2015) 2, (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244015579517
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Neoliberalism; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Elementary Education; Politics of Education; Civil Rights; Federal Government; Government Role; Access to Education; Economic Factors; Expenditures; Federal Aid; Educational Finance; Privatization; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Elementarunterricht; Educational policy; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Bundesregierung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ausgaben; Bildungsfonds; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Indien
Abstract	The basic foundation of policy making had undergone profound shifts over the past two decades as the policy makers are inclined to rely heavily on the exercise of power in their pursuit of development and prosperity. Government interventionism was subject to a strong intellectual and political backlash, and a new ideological movement seeking to redefine the role of government rose to take its place. This new political-economic liberalism insisted on the removal of governments' grip over the economy and the introduction of open competition into economic life. Thus, the market emerged as the central actor governing economic activity during the 1990s, and the ethos of neoliberalism progressively entrenched itself into law and public institutions in India. This change in "policy paradigms" implies a substantial reorganization of domestic political economies for an efficient governance of political and economic institutions in a longer run. This article attempts to look at the changes in "policy paradigms" that happened after 1990 in the domain of educational governance in India. Along with the policy changes, there happened a watershed in constitutional rights, making right to education a fundamental right of every citizen. This article further inquires how far the state has endeavored to fulfill its objective of providing quality education for all children within these economic and political changes. Indian states' financial obligation toward elementary education and the policy directions during the period after 1990 were thoroughly analyzed to find out the commitment of state in providing universal elementary education of good quality in India. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01