Books by Martin Carnoy

Explores questions related to the likely effects of decentralizing school governance on educational practices. Drawing on theoretical models, case studies and comparative analyses, the authors argue that governance reforms are likely to have little impact on what actually happens in schools.

Faded Dreams paints a new and challenging picture of why racial inequality changes in America. The author argues that blacks caught up with whites mainly when government policies, under political pressure by blacks and an important segment of the white community, pushed for greater racial equality.