Education, development, and North-South relations in the 20th century

This chapter offers an overview of the multiple entanglements between education and development during the 20th century. Drawing on archival research and multilingual secondary literature, it looks at the wide range of actors who conceptualized this special connection, from nation states and empires to international organizations and missionary, philanthropic, and humanitarian bodies. The chapter also illustrates how developmentalist ideas circulated and impacted educational policies in different countries and imperial spaces, thus providing a fresh perspective on the ways in which these processes shaped North-South relations and global inequalities.