How NGOs react globalization and education reform in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Championing open society : the education logic of the Soros Foundations network -- The parallel worlds of NGOs, multilateral aid, and development banks : the case of community schools in Armenia -- The free market in textbook publishing : visions and realities in Azerbaijan -- On being first : the meaning of education decentralization reform in Georgia -- From educational brokers to local capacity builders : redefining international NGOs in Kazakhstan -- A voucher system for teacher training in Kyrgyzstan -- Circulating "best practices" in Mongolia -- The latecomer syndrome : beyond project implementation toward an education policy think tank in Tajikistan -- Invisible and surrogate education : filling educational gaps in Turkmenistan -- Quotas for quotes : mainstreaming open society values in Uzbekistan -- Conclusion : centralist and donor-dependent governments : what's left for NGOs to do?