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The approach taken to decolonising curriculum knowledge in this chapter is through an interrogation and critical analysis of the relationship between the Global South Republic of Mauritius Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology and the Global North-based World Bank.
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The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. See: https://www.worldbank.org/en/home
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The adverbatim quotes are in italics.
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Mariaye, H. (2022). Decolonising World Bank Influence on Curriculum Reforms in Mauritius. In: Moncrieffe, M.L. (eds) Decolonising Curriculum Knowledge. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13623-8_5
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