The 1980s were the years of profound transformations since the years of Great Depression of 1929. The GreatDepression revealed the Social Welfare State. However, the Welfare State left the stage to Neoliberalism in the1980s. Today, in the second decade of the 21st century, we are right in the middle of a similar transformation asthe Neoliberal paradigm is at the brink of collapse. Now the world is heading towards another new profoundtransformation. Prepare t...

In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, Rotberg brings together examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries, written by "insiders". This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes the difficult trade-offs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms in the context of societal and global change. In some countries, reforms are a response to major political or economic shifts; in others, they are motivated by large upsurges in imm...