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ERIC Number: EJ245208
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Education in the Affluent Society: Problems and Conflicts.
Von Recum, Hasso
International Review of Education, v27 n1 p3-14 1981
Observing that in affluent societies, education loses its primary significance as an economic investment and increasingly assumes the nature of a private consumer good, the author discusses problems this poses for educational policy development which, in the Federal Republic of Germany, is characterized by conflict between egalitarian and meritocratic goals. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Competitive Selection, Consumer Economics, Developed Nations, Educational Demand, Educational Economics, Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers, Human Capital, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: West Germany