an interesting mix of writing styles, as well as breadth and depth of issue coverage...a single message comes across clearly throughout the book: the struggle for quality and equality in Third World education is far from over..–International Journal of Educational Development 21 (2001) This is a significant book in that it attempts to address issues of quality and equality within the wider context in which schools in the south have to function and educational policies have to be construed - both at the national and the international level