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For All By All?

The World Bank’s Global Framework for Education

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The World Bank and Education

Part of the book series: Comparative and International Education ((CIEDV,volume 14))

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The 2020 World Bank Education Sector Strategy Learning for All (WBES 2020, hereafter) was presented in its final form to the public in February 2011 (World Bank, 2011a). The enthusiasm of Elizabeth King, chief architect of WBES 2020, perhaps best captures the great expectations associated with the launch of the new strategy

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Steiner-Khamsi, G. (2012). For All By All?. In: Klees, S.J., Samoff, J., Stromquist, N.P. (eds) The World Bank and Education. Comparative and International Education, vol 14. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-903-9_1

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