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The evocative title of this book conveys a message of great pertinence not only in Cambodia but also globally. The patterns that Brehm describes with characteristic clarity and insight may be more subtle elsewhere but are equally significant. I trust that the book will attract a wide readership and evoke far-reaching discussion. -Mark Bray, UNESCO Chair in Comparative Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Cambodia for Sale tells in ethnographic detail the story of childhood and life courses shaped from their outset by the privatisation of learning and wider opportunity in Cambodian society. Set within the political economy of the village, nation, and international development donorship, the book powerfully shows how private schooling and tutoring are part of a wider ecology of everyday practices and power interests tied to privatisation that will shape the future of the Southeast Asian country for decades to come. -Katherine Brickell, Professor of Human Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Cambodia for Sale is a pathbreaking inquiry into the political-economy of Cambodia's educational sector. Brehm dissects the multiple layers of intersecting interests in one rural commune of the country, implicating both national and international actors. His research demonstrates how relations of kinship, clientelism and hierarchy are reproduced in the next generation of citizens, perpetuating a long-standing top-down clan-based order through-out Cambodia's social and economic system. - Craig Etcheson, Principal Founder of the Documentation Center of Cambodia and Visiting Scientist at T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University

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Will Brehm has studied education and society in Cambodia for over 10 years. He is a lecturer of education and international development at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.

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