Engines of Privilege by Kynaston, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Contents Preface 1 What Is the Problem?

1997–2018: a brief, expensive history Life’s gilded path How do they do it? The Problem Explored The Choice in an Age of Choice

2 Roads Not Taken

Before 1939: No Violent or Precipitate Legislation 1939–51: The Public Schools Are Saved 1951–70: We May Say A Lot, But We’ll Never Do Anything 1970–79: The Wrong Target 1979–2017: Off the Table History Lessons

3 The Making of a Service Industry

1382–1860: Poor and Needy Scholars? 1860–1945: The Certainties of Privilege 1945–79: Challenges 1979–2000: A Machine is Built

4 Learning and Luxury: Private Schools in the Twenty-First Century

A Question of Resources The Resources Gap and the Gilded Path Private School Peers Independent governance: another factor, producing better management? Learning and luxury: an ungainly coupling Under threat?

5 Who Chooses Private School and Why?

Affordability Motives Is it worth it? The Politics of Hypocrisy Using the best motives

6 Bubbling Under

Moments Silences and Evasions On the Table Mixed-up Confusion

7 Defending the Status Quo: Illusions and Propaganda

Boosting economic performance? Diffusing the democratic deficit? Mitigating Social Injustice? The problem lies elsewhere? Free to choose? An End to Fatalism?

8 Options for Reform

Handicap stakes Upping the cost Crossing the tracks 1: partially integrated, yet private control over admissions Crossing the tracks 2: partially integrated, with social control over admissions Crossing the tracks 3: fully integrated What won’t work and what could Viable reform policies versus the shaming game

9 We Need to Talk

Entrenched, formidable and thoroughly modern Whispers and Cries A Fair Shake

Notes Acknowledgements Index A Note on the Authors Copyright Page