TY - BOOK AU - Chattopadhyay,Saumen TI - Education and economics: disciplinary evolution and policy discourse SN - 0198082258 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - Education KW - Economic aspects KW - India KW - Education and state N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and index; CONTENTS: Education and Economics: An Introduction -- The Human Capital Approach to Education -- Technology, Knowledge, and Growth -- Input-Output Analysis: The Concept of Production Function in Education -- A Critique of the Human Capital Theory: Various Perspectives -- Education as a Public Good -- Concept of Market and Market Failure in Education -- Economics of Education Policy -- Challenges Facing Indian Education and Policy Initiatives; Available to multiple simultaneous users N2 - The title explores various conceptualisations of education in economic theory and how this has influenced policymaking in education. It deconstructs the interface between economic theory and education to unravel the role played by education in socio-economic development ER -