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020 _a0198082258
020 _a9780198082255
100 1 _aChattopadhyay, Saumen
245 1 0 _aEducation and economics :
_bdisciplinary evolution and policy discourse /
_cSaumen Chattopadhyay.
250 _aFirst edition
260 _aNew Delhi ;
_bOxford University Press,
_c2012.
300 _axviii, 334 pages ; 23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and index
505 _aCONTENTS: 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.
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506 _aAvailable to multiple simultaneous users
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aEducation
_xEconomic aspects
_zIndia
650 0 _aEducation and state
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