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ERIC Number: EJ397756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Investing in People: Schooling in Low Income Countries.
Schultz, Theodore W.
Economics of Education Review, v8 n3 p219-23 1989
Surveys research on the role of schooling and human capital in fostering productivity and economic growth. Argues that the returns to human capital are extremely large, compared with returns to most types of physical capital. Urges increased grants by international donors for investment in primary schooling. Includes 18 notes. (MLH)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Progress, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Productivity, Role of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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