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This book explores the nature of public universities and higher education reforms in emerging economies, with a focus on India, South Africa and Brazil. Drawing on context-based case studies, the essays in the volume highlight the state of public universities amongst the developing world with their shared colonial past and social, caste and race inequalities. Based on comparative and multidisciplinary studies, the book provides a critical account of the policy reforms and changes on account of globalization and markets in higher education in public universities of the Global South regions.

The chapters also compare methodological approaches to university reform and restructuring of public universities and higher education systems in USA, Australia, the European Union and India, and examine the California model, the Bologna process, the Melbourne model, the University of Delhi reforms, and engage critically with the New Public Management inspired reform policies. The book further lays the groundwork for understanding ''massification'' in a contextual way, and the possibilities for expansion of scale of mass higher education through public provision.

With its empirical findings and social theory analyses by global experts, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of education, higher education, sociology and social anthropology, development studies, public policy and administration, politics, political economy, and Global South studies. It will also be useful to educationists, policymakers and civil society organizations.

This book explores the nature of public universities and higher education reforms in emerging economies, with a focus on India, South Africa and Brazil. Drawing on context-based case studies, the essays in the volume highlight the state of public universities amongst the developing world with their shared colonial past and social, caste and race inequalities. Based on comparative and multidisciplinary studies, the book provides a critical account of the policy reforms and changes on account of globalization and markets in higher education in public universities of the Global South regions.

The chapters also compare methodological approaches to university reform and restructuring of public universities and higher education systems in USA, Australia, the European Union and India, and examine the California model, the Bologna process, the Melbourne model, the University of Delhi reforms, and engage critically with the New Public Management inspired reform policies. The book further lays the groundwork for understanding ''massification'' in a contextual way, and the possibilities for expansion of scale of mass higher education through public provision.

With its empirical findings and social theory analyses by global experts, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of education, higher education, sociology and social anthropology, development studies, public policy and administration, politics, political economy, and Global South studies. It will also be useful to educationists, policymakers and civil society organizations.

This book brings together critical discussions on the challenges of urban transformation and the limited opportunities available to marginalized youth in contemporary India. Against the backdrop of neo-liberal policies, globalization, and assertive privatization, the book explores how youth from disadvantaged social castes and rural backgrounds navigate the urban landscape in pursuit of education, skills, and secure futures. While cities are seen as spaces of aspiration, they also exacerbate precarity due to the dominance of a globalized middle class and diminishing prospects for stable employment. Through multi-disciplinary perspectives from sociology, anthropology, human geography, political economy, and development studies, the contributors provide a nuanced analysis of these dynamics, grounded in the lived experiences of India’s youth.

This volume is an essential read for students, scholars, researchers in sociology, anthropology, urban studies, development studies, and human geography. It will also appeal to policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding the intersection of urban change, youth aspirations, and social inequality in contemporary India.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.

This book brings together critical discussions on the challenges of urban transformation and the limited opportunities available to marginalized youth in contemporary India. Against the backdrop of neo-liberal policies, globalization, and assertive privatization, the book explores how youth from disadvantaged social castes and rural backgrounds navigate the urban landscape in pursuit of education, skills, and secure futures. While cities are seen as spaces of aspiration, they also exacerbate precarity due to the dominance of a globalized middle class and diminishing prospects for stable employment. Through multi-disciplinary perspectives from sociology, anthropology, human geography, political economy, and development studies, the contributors provide a nuanced analysis of these dynamics, grounded in the lived experiences of India’s youth.

This volume is an essential read for students, scholars, researchers in sociology, anthropology, urban studies, development studies, and human geography. It will also appeal to policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding the intersection of urban change, youth aspirations, and social inequality in contemporary India.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.