{"product_id":"betting-on-education-the-costs-of-schooling-for-cambodian-youth-paperback","title":"Betting on Education: The Costs of Schooling for Cambodian Youth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Estes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducational credentials are one of the most reliable tickets to a middle-class livelihood across the globe today. But as the costs of schooling rise, young people increasingly wonder whether their investment will pay off. \u003ci\u003eBetting on Education: The Costs of Schooling for Cambodian Youth\u003c\/i\u003e follows the experiences of rural secondary school students navigating Cambodia's semiprivatized state education system. It reveals that when students are compelled to speculate about the value of their education, the \"winners\" of this gamble are the ones already most securely part of the middle class. The rest are left behind. In the process, the very meaning of education is transformed, as schooling becomes less about learning and more about its potential financial returns. By situating these stories in the wider global logics of neoliberal capitalism, \u003ci\u003eBetting on Education \u003c\/i\u003echallenges readers to consider what is at stake when young people must wager so much on the promise of schooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJENNIFER ESTES is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of Singapore. Her work has appeared in journals including \u003ci\u003eAnthropology and Education Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e (2025), \u003ci\u003eAsia Pacific Journal of Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), and \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the American Association of Geographers\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53878180741427,"sku":"9781978844582","price":63.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JRHnIekZ0v9781978844582.webp?v=1787191566","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/betting-on-education-the-costs-of-schooling-for-cambodian-youth-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}