出版社：Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
摘要：Education has been at the centre of anti-poverty and pro-growth policies both in the
developing world as well as in wealthier countries. It is seen as a key to development
and to the ability of a country to keep up with the fast moving technological change
1
.
The recent increase in the returns to education in the US2
and the UK3
has reinforced
this view. Education is also seen as a way for individuals to escape poverty and
welfare (and possibly crime) dependency and this perception has motivated numerous
policies worldwide that promote education as a long run solution to these problems.
