The Reagan revolution in Sweden: a little competition comes to the schools.(Book review)

Education Next | June 22, 2006| | Copyright

The Market Comes to Education in Sweden: An Evaluation of Sweden's Surprising School Reforms.

By Anders Bjorklund, Melissa A. Clark, Per-Anders Edin, Peter Fredriksson, and Alan B. Krueger.

Russell Sage Foundation, 2005, $27.50; 157 pages.

It will undoubtedly be a surprise to many, as it was to me, that Sweden, a country with one of the most developed systems of government-provided social services, was swept up in the Reagan revolution. As the first words of this book remind us, "Sweden has long been known for its pursuit of equality--both equality ...

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