Privatization of America's Public Institutions describes the transformation of the military, K-12 public schools, public universities and colleges, and prisons into enterprises focused on generating profits for a select few.

Privatization of America's Public Institutions describes the transformation of the military, K12 public schools, public universities and colleges, and prisons into enterprises focused on generating profits for a select few. In many cases, privatization has limited accessibility, promoted segregation, fueled declining standards, increased costs, and reduced quality.

Autorentext

Lawrence Baines (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) is a professor at the University of Oklahoma. Baines has held endowed chairs at two institutions of higher education and is the author or co-author of eleven books.

Klappentext

Privatization of Americäs Public Institutions describes the transformation of the military, K 12 public schools, public universities and colleges, and prisons into enterprises focused on generating profits for a select few. In many cases, privatization has limited accessibility, promoted segregation, fueled declining standards, increased costs, and reduced quality.

Inhalt

Figures - Tables - Acknowledgments - Introduction: Public or Private? - Privatizing the Military: Profiting from the Carnage of War - Privatizing Corrections: Making Money from Misery - Privatizing K-12 Public Education: How the Profit Motive Is Changing Schools - Privatizing Public Higher Education: Selling Off the Alma Mater - American Sellout - Index.