Does Education Matter?: Myths About Education and Economic Growth

by Alison Wolf

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"Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic panacea: an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link between increased spending on higher education and economic growth? Professor Alison Wolf takes a critical look at successive governments' education policy and challenges many of the tenets of received wisdom: there are no economic reasons for spending more on higher education in order to stimulate growth. The conclusion of this devastating book is that a large proportion of the billions poured into vocational training and university provision might be better spent on teaching the basics at primary school.
  • ISBN10 0140286608
  • ISBN13 9780140286601
  • Publish Date 30 May 2002
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 11 June 2011
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 352
  • Language English