| Title | : | Does Education Matter? |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Alison Wolf |
| Release | : | 2002-05-30 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Economics, Books, Business & Personal Finance, Reference |
| Size | : | 8497749 |
| "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 eductaion and economicgrowth? 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. |
