Does education matter? : myths about education and economic growth /: myths about education and economic growth. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alison Wolf.
• Other Names: Wolf, Alison, 1949-
• Contents: A truly world-beating industry: the growth of formal education -- Elixir or snake oil? Can education really deliver growth? -- A great idea for other people's children: the decline and fall of vocational education -- Does business know best? -- Why worry about training? -- The tyranny of numbers and the growth of the modern university -- Pyramids and payments: the higher-education market.
• Publisher Details: London : Penguin
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 370.110941; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Education; Economic development -- Effect of education on; Education and state -- Great Britain; Vocational education -- Great Britain; Développement économique, Effets de l'éducation sur le; Développement économique, Effets de l'éducation sur le -- Grande-Bretagne; Éducation -- Politique gouvernementale -- Grande-Bretagne; Enseignement professionnel -- Grande-Bretagne; Economic development -- Effect of education on; Education and state; Vocational education; Onderwijsbeleid; Opleidingsniveau; Economische groei; Bildungspolitik; Evaluation; Economic Growth; Educational Strategies & Policy; Great Britain; Großbritannien; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780141935669; 0141935669
• Related ISBNs: 0140286608; 9780140286601
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.