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Education and development : measuring the social benefits / Walter W. McMahon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMahon, Walter W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Economic aspects.
- Education.
- Education--Social aspects.
- Economic development--Effect of education on.
- Economic development.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- Education is a key area for knowledge-based, globalizing economies. Economies depend on education not only for the diffusion of knowledge and learning of new techniques, but also for long-term poverty reduction and improved health. This book develops a new approach for measuring the social benefits of education and finding more cost-effective policies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-284) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198292317
- OCLC:
- 41445811
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