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1 online resource (231 pages) |
| Contents |
1a. Introduction -- 1b. Introduction to the theories -- 2a. Development -- 2b. Shifting views on development -- 3a. The value of an education -- 3b. Human capital theory -- 4a. Education and development -- 4b. The knowledge economy -- 5a. Learning goes global -- 5b. Networked learning -- 6a. Becoming creative -- 6b. From global production to digitization -- 7a. The value of knowledge -- 7b. The economics of knowledge -- 8a. The power of ideas -- 8b. New growth theory -- 9a. The social value of learning -- 9b. Social economics of learning -- 10a. Learning together -- 10b. New learning structures -- 11a. Social well-being -- 11b. Changing views on social welfare economics -- 12. Mis-education -- 13. Education in a new age -- 14. The cost of not educating |
| Summary |
"In The Cost of Not Educating the World's Poor, Lynn Ilon observes from her 30 years of travel and work in some 20 developing countries, how global instability, problems of environmental degradation, spread of global disease, migration and political instability are a cost of viewing the uneducated poor as separated from a networked of fast-growing global knowledge. This book shows how powerful global learning systems are rapidly forming and linking the rich world with the world of the poor and developing nations. Using a narrative voice interleaved with concise introductions to the underlying theories (economics, development, learning, technology and networks) it shows us how changing our ways of thinking can lead to new possibilities. The Cost of Not Educating the World's Poor is based on an emerging theory of development economics and the author's own vast experiences and stories. It also discusses, among other issues: International development and how it has evolved toward an emphasis on knowledge. How networked human capital creates new potential for poorly resourced countries. The formation of a global system of learning networks. The digitization of knowledge. How nations improve their well-being through knowledge and equity. This inter-disciplinary assessment of international learning inequality and the methods to overcome it will appeal to researchers concerned with emerging concepts of global learning networks and their effects on development. It will also be of interest to students and policymakers studying national inequality, economics, and global development." from publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
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Education -- Economic aspects.
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Education -- Social aspects
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Education -- Aims and objectives.
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Educational planning.
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Education and globalization.
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Human capital.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Education -- Aims and objectives
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Education and globalization
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Education -- Economic aspects
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Education -- Social aspects
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Educational planning
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Human capital
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315714080 |
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1315714086 |
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9781317499947 |
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1317499948 |
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9781317499923 |
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1317499921 |
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9781138575851 |
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1138575852 |
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