"Ellis, Gatti and Mansell provide an insightful and crucial analysis of the intersection between cultural, political and economic influences and motivations in several teacher education reforms and across national contexts." William J. Davis, Southern Utah University "This extended and rigorous examination of the political economy and history of teacher education reveals the interconnection of a political project of ideological control and an economic one of marketisation. This is essential reading to understand changes in teacher education in England and elsewhere as part of an international assault on the principles of public education and the professional autonomy of teachers and teacher educators." Mark Boylan, Sheffield Hallam University, England. "Ellis, Gatti, and Mansell's timely book helps us understand the profound consequences of transformations in the education sector that intensified after the Global Economic Crisis by examining how they have affected not only teacher education but the entire disciplinary field . The book offers a more intricate perspective on the interplay between politics and economy in education than most accounts encountered in public debate and research literature nowadays." British Journal of Sociology of Education.