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100			_aEdwards, D. Brent _9123186
245		0	_aWorld Bank Influence on Policy Formation in Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature
260			_bReview of Educational Research
260			_c2024
300			_a584-622
520			_aThe World Bank has been called the most influential organization in education reform globally. Not only is it the single largest funder of education for international development, but it also produces knowledge, circulates discourse, and structures policymaking processes in ways that extend its influence far beyond its primary role as a bank. However, while much literature has been produced about the World Bank, the field of education lacks a systematic discussion of what has been reported about how the World Bank influences policy formation at the country level. Through the conduct of a theoretically informed systematic literature review of 70 publications, this article clarifies and provides examples for the numerous ways that the World Bank influences policy formation. In all, the article documents 11 pathways through which the World Bank influences policymaking. The article concludes by suggesting areas where research on the World Bank can be improved, namely, through more explicit attention to the theoretical and methodological approaches employed. The goal of this review is to encourage scholars to be more specific in their conceptualizations and discussions of World Bank influence, to go beyond general claims of policy imposition or agenda shaping.
650			_a Policy Formation in Education _9123187
650			_a World Bank
650			_aEducation
700			_a Caravaca, Alejandro _9123188
700			_a Rappeport, Annie _9123189
700			_a Sperduti, Vanessa R. _9123190
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.3102/00346543231194725
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