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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author | Gabriela Vargas-Cetina Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | doaj.art-5f60ebcf6d114a988d43573eb8d956e82023-09-02T08:39:39ZengUNICApressAnuac2239-625X2016-08-015110.7340/anuac2239-625X-24551643Education and neoliberalism in Yucatan, MexicoGabriela Vargas-Cetina0Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz1Autonomous University of Yucatán, MexicoAutonomous University of Yucatán, MexicoUnder 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.https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/2455 |
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title_full_unstemmed | Education and neoliberalism in Yucatan, Mexico |
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