CHRISTINE HUDSON is Assistant Professor in Political Science at the Ume? University, Sweden. She has recently published The University and Regional Reciprocity. - ANDERS LIDSTROM is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the Ume? University, Sweden. He is the author of an article The Comparative Study of Local Government Systems, which appeared in the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.

• Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction; C.Hudson & A.Lidström National School Policy Changes in Britain and Sweden; C.Hudson & A.Lidström PART II: CHOICE, MARKETS AND EDUCATION Local School Choice Policies in Sweden; A.Lidström School Markets and Locality: An Exploration of Difference in the English Education Marketplace; S.Gewirtz PART III: SCHOOLS AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY Education and Local Development Policies in Sweden; A.Lidström In the Company of Schools: Schools and Local Development Strategies in Britain; C.Hudson PART IV: THE GOVERNANCE OF LEARNING Changes Leadership Roles in Swedish Schools; O.Johansson & L.Lundberg Learning Cities for the Learning Society; S.Cara, C.Landry & S.Ranson PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusions; A.Lidström & C.Hudson Index