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Does the human capital discourse promote or hinder the right to education? The case of girls, orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda
Author(s) -
Balsera Maria Ron
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.1769
Subject(s) - human capital , governmentality , sociology , inequality , human rights , genocide , gender studies , economic growth , economics , political science , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , politics
This paper studies the implications of considering education as a human right and examining it through the lens of the human capital discourse. It uses Polanyi's idea of decommodification, as discussed by Offe and Esping‐Andersen, as well as Foucault's concept of governmentality, to analyse the changes that are taking place in the education sector in post‐genocide Rwanda. It focuses on the consequences of the human capital discourse for girls, orphans, children with disabilities and Batwa in Rwanda. The paper concludes that although the human capital discourse has brought attention and resources to education, the situation has worsened for some marginalised groups leading to growing inequalities and discrimination. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.