Against Privatizing Schools in the United Kingdom

Against Privatizing Schools in the United Kingdom

This paper argues against two models for privatizing schools in the UK: contracting out the management of schools to private companies, and voucher schemes. Contracting out cannot yield the efficiency benefits that are claimed for it, because the contracting process cannot be sufficiently competiti...

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Main Author: Harry Brighouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2003-02-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=801a9c50-03af-43ca-9af2-bc1530125a27
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spelling doaj-25be54c2db4948758f2e87b1ed1631ad2020-12-16T09:45:13ZengUCL PressLondon Review of Education1474-84792003-02-0110.1080/1474846032000049116Against Privatizing Schools in the United KingdomHarry BrighouseThis paper argues against two models for privatizing schools in the UK: contracting out the management of schools to private companies, and voucher schemes. Contracting out cannot yield the efficiency benefits that are claimed for it, because the contracting process cannot be sufficiently competitive and the government cannot have sufficient knowledge of what makes schools successful to manage the contracts well. Vouchers will not work because the private sector in the UK will not be willing to participate in a scheme which incorporates regulations designed to achieve a minimal level of social justice.https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=801a9c50-03af-43ca-9af2-bc1530125a27
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description This paper argues against two models for privatizing schools in the UK: contracting out the management of schools to private companies, and voucher schemes. Contracting out cannot yield the efficiency benefits that are claimed for it, because the contracting process cannot be sufficiently competitive and the government cannot have sufficient knowledge of what makes schools successful to manage the contracts well. Vouchers will not work because the private sector in the UK will not be willing to participate in a scheme which incorporates regulations designed to achieve a minimal level of social justice.
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