The World Bank, Support for Universities, and Asymmetrical Power Relations in International Development

Autor/inn/en	Collins, Christopher S.; Rhoads, Robert A.
Titel	The World Bank, Support for Universities, and Asymmetrical Power Relations in International Development
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 59 (2010) 2, S.181-205 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-009-9242-9
Schlagwörter	International Organizations; Financial Policy; Economics; International Trade; Political Attitudes; Foreign Policy; Global Approach; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Educational Development; Case Studies; Politics of Education; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Finance; Economic Development; International Education; Thailand; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Außenpolitik; Globales Denken; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsentwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsfonds; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Internationale Erziehung
Abstract	This article examines the role of the World Bank in advancing higher education sectors in the developing world, considering in particular the increasing power and strength of a global knowledge-based economy. Given the powerful role that intergovernmental organizations such as the World Bank play in shaping global economic policies, the authors are concerned about how the Bank's policies and actions may limit knowledge generation and capacity building of universities in the developing world. Relatedly, the authors use case studies of the Bank's involvement in Thailand and Uganda to better understand the role it plays in producing and reproducing forms of global hegemony. The authors discuss hegemony in terms of neocolonialism and neoliberalism. Neocolonialism is described as forms of domination advanced by powerful nations and their institutions, while neoliberalism is understood as an economic ideology by which weaker nations may be brought into greater alignment with global trade initiatives. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10