Addressing the education puzzle : the distribution of education and economic reform (English)

No country has achieved sustained economic development without substantially investing in human capital. Previous studies have shown the handsome returns to various forms of basic education, research, training, learning-by-doing, and capacity-building. But education by itself does not guarantee successful development, as history has shown in the former Soviet bloc, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the Indian states of Kerala and West Bengal. The question...

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Lopez, Ramon;

Thomas, Vinod;

Yan Wang;
Document Date
1998/12/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS2031
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Thailand, Philippines, Mexico, Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Switzerland, Colombia, Korea, Republic of, China, Peru,
Region
Europe And Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia And Pacific, Latin America And Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Addressing the education puzzle : the distribution of education and economic reform
Keywords
gini index

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Lopez, Ramon; Thomas, Vinod; Yan Wang.

Addressing the education puzzle : the distribution of education and economic reform (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2031 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405041468757211292

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