Neoliberalism, Inequality and Education: Inequity by Design is a timely addition to literature on public policy and educational inequality. With case studies of Mongolia, Egypt, and Bangladesh, alongside Finland, Singapore, Ireland, France and Australia, the book offers thoughtful insights about how diverse institutional and policy settings influence inequalities in educational access and attainment. -- Mark Western, The University of Queensland, Australia This collection of chapters represents a milestone in the investigation of the effects of various neoliberal institutional policies in the education systems of eight countries over the past decades. The country examples address issues of genuine substantive importance for social inequality, without losing sight of the historical and institutional characteristics of the countries studied. The findings suggest that neoliberal policies reduce the educational opportunities of young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and do not necessarily lead to improved performance in education systems as a whole. -- Hans-Peter Blossfeld, University of Bamberg, Germany This volume impressively describes how (neoliberal) policies, with education becoming a private commodity, shape educational disadvantages. The book offers country-specific insights, outlines universal inequality mechanisms, and indicates promising approaches to tackle inequalities. The perspective is global, as the book includes quality contributions relating to different continents. -- Andreas Hadjar, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
