Does Education Matter?: Myths About Education and Economic Growth 0140286608, 9780140286601

Table of contents :
Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 A truly world-beating industry: the growth of formal education
2 Elixir or snake oil? Can education really deliver growth?
3 A great idea for other people’s children: the decline and fall of vocational education
4 Does business know best?
5 Why worry about training?
6 The tyranny of numbers and the growth of the modern university
7 Pyramids and payments: the higher-education market
8 Conclusion

References
Bibliography
Index

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