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man or woman, the opportunity to develop his or her full potential as a person and as a member of society? Or is education to be a service sold to clients, who are considered from a young age to be consumers and targets for marketing? I would like to thank the authors, Stephen Ball and Deborah Youdell, for their insightful research and clear exposition of the issues, and our research team members, Bob Harris, Guntars Catlaks and Laura Figazzolo, who have worked closely with them. Brussels, May 2008
Fred van Leeuwen General Secretary
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