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- catalog abstract ""This book develops a new approach to measuring the total returns to human resource development through investment in education. Drawing on microanalytic foundations, it uses regional and worldwide data to estimate the net marginal contributions of education and new knowledge both to economic growth and to wider effects on democratization, human rights, political stability, health, longevity, net population growth rates, reduction of poverty, inequality in income distribution, crime, drug use, and the environment."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11359427.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""This book develops a new approach to measuring the total returns to human resource development through investment in education. Drawing on microanalytic foundations, it uses regional and worldwide data to estimate the net marginal contributions of education and new knowledge both to economic growth and to wider effects on democratization, human rights, political stability, health, longevity, net population growth rates, reduction of poverty, inequality in income distribution, crime, drug use, and the environment."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.".
- catalog description "Measuring the returns to education -- Human capital, endogenous growth models, and economic development -- Education and growth in East Asia -- Education and growth in Latin America -- Africa's population growth and dilution of human capital (with Ali Arifa) -- Health and net population growth -- Democracy, human rights, and political stability -- Poverty and inequality -- The environment -- Education and crime -- Tracing the impacts of education on development: a summary -- Measuring the total social benefits of education: the complete model -- Separating and valuing the direct and indirect effects of education -- Summary of conclusions: measuring the social benefits, convergence, and policy dialogue.".
- catalog extent "p. cm.".
- catalog identifier "0198292317 (hardbound)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "306.43/2 21".
- catalog subject "Economic development Effect of education on.".
- catalog subject "Education Economic aspects.".
- catalog subject "Education Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "LC65 .M35 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Measuring the returns to education -- Human capital, endogenous growth models, and economic development -- Education and growth in East Asia -- Education and growth in Latin America -- Africa's population growth and dilution of human capital (with Ali Arifa) -- Health and net population growth -- Democracy, human rights, and political stability -- Poverty and inequality -- The environment -- Education and crime -- Tracing the impacts of education on development: a summary -- Measuring the total social benefits of education: the complete model -- Separating and valuing the direct and indirect effects of education -- Summary of conclusions: measuring the social benefits, convergence, and policy dialogue.".
- catalog title "Education and development : measuring the social benefits / Walter W. McMahon.".
- catalog type "text".