I have lost the context of this thread (I am in the midst of packing to move intercontinentally). But if memory serves me right I was referring to what might be interpreted as anti-privatization by Silicon Valley types, who otherwise are very libertarian in their outlook. Of course once the public school system "fails" to deliver, society prefers private schools on the assumption that they will deliver better than the public sector. IMO the US public sector schools does a decent job though households of more than average incomes seem to prefer private schools. Anecdotally it seems that many academics with liberal left leanings send their kids to private school in the US. In India households from the very low middle classes will send their kids to private school even at the expense of self-exploitation, that's because the state sector in India does fail miserably to deliver. But private is not always equal to quality as we all know, it just seems to be better organized (possibly because of smaller scale).
Cheers, Anthony D'Costa India China: Http://tinyurl.com/c5u7r3p Asia: Http://tinyurl.com/6r4g7ld Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2013, at 2:02, "Perelman, Michael" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not sure that I agree with Anthony. Many, I believe, want privatization > – their version of better education. > > > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > michael dot perelman at gmail.com > Chico, CA 95929 > 530-898-5321 > fax 530-898-5901 > www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony D'Costa > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:44 AM > To: Progressive Economics > Subject: Re: [Pen-l] MacDailyNews > > But SV types also want good education funded by the state. It may serve their > narrow interest in the first instance but overall it's a good thing. > > Anthony DCosta > Professor of Indian Studies > Asia Research Centre > Copenhagen Business School > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 13, 2013, at 5:55 PM, raghu <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > Morgan, Rothschild, Rockefeller? wouldn't "Murdoch" -- or something > else, such as "corporate" -- be a better term to speak to folks > outside of the self-defined left? or how about the "Steve Jobs press"? > they treat him like a demigod, even though he was an > anti-philanthropist and a tax-evader. > > > > The universal adoration of Steve Jobs is a sociological phenomenon worth > thinking about in some detail. His appeal to the Ayn Rand set is obvious > enough, but even Occupy Wall Street protesters held candle-light vigils on > his death. Why? Clearly he represents the meritocratic ideal, the good > capitalist, the anti-thesis of the corrupt, crony-capitalists represented by > Goldman Sachs. But is there something more? Personal charisma? A compelling > story as a comeback-kid? > > In my experience there is a strongly and widely shared libertarian streak > among the Silicon Valley techie crowd. Are there any good studies of this? > -raghu. > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
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