Education and neoliberalism in Yucatan, Mexico

Under neoliberalism, at least in Mexico, education has been recast as a service that is to be sold for money, and not as a right of all Mexicans. The economy itself is now seen as a services economy, where everything is expected to make money. Here we reflect on some of the implications of current e...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Vargas-Cetina, Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNICApress 2016-08-01
Series:Anuac
Online Access:https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2455
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Summary:Under neoliberalism, at least in Mexico, education has been recast as a service that is to be sold for money, and not as a right of all Mexicans. The economy itself is now seen as a services economy, where everything is expected to make money. Here we reflect on some of the implications of current education reforms on our work at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
ISSN:2239-625X