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1	The Race Between Education and Technology more books like this by Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F Katz add to wishlist This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America ... see all copies from £10.01! new only from £10.01! \| first editions
2	Workforce Education: The Basics more books like this by Kenneth C Gray, Dr. Edwin L Herr add to wishlist The successful practice of Workforce Education requires practitioners to have prerequisite knowledge. This common body of knowledge is applicable to practice in all settings: industry, community colleges, high schools, etc. The purpose of this text is to provide this background. This text provides a comprehensive look at Workforce Education, an ... see all copies from £32.80! new only from £41.47! \| first editions
3	Does Money Matter?: The Effect of School Resources on Student Achievement and Adult Success more books like this by Gary Burtless (Editor) add to wishlist This volume brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to discuss the evidence on the link between school resources and educational and economic outcomes. In a lively exchange of views, they debate whether additional spending can improve the performance of the nation's schools. see all copies from £8.17! new only from £15.64! \| first editions
4	The Mismanagement of Talent: Employability and Jobs in the Knowledge Economy more books like this by Philip Brown, Anthony Hesketh, Phillip Brown add to wishlist The knowledge economy conjures a world of smart people, in smart jobs, doing smart things, in smart ways, for smart money, a world increasingly open to all rather than a few. Glossy corporate brochures present a future in challenging, exciting and financially rewarding jobs for the winners in the competition for fast track management appointments. ... see all copies from £23.81! new only from £23.81!
5	Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History more books like this by Robert A Margo add to wishlist Robert A. Margo mines a wealth of newly available census data and school district records to explore the experience of blacks in the American economy. Identifying the links between educational expenditures, racial discrimination, and occupational mobility, he clarifies the costs of segregation. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £14.70! \| first editions
6	Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits more books like this by Walter W McMahon add to wishlist This book develops a new approach to measuring the total returns to human resource development through investment in education. Drawing on microanalytic foundations, it uses regional and worldwide data to estimate the net marginal contributions of education and new knowledge both to economic growth and to wider effects on democratization, human ... see all copies from £27.66! new only from £27.66!
7	Will We Be Smart Enough?: A Cognitive Analysis of the Coming Workforce more books like this by Earl B Hunt add to wishlist see all copies from £8.64! new only from £12.96! \| first editions
8	Education, Policy and Social Justice: Learning and Skills more books like this by James Avis add to wishlist Professor James Avis develops an important argument in this wide ranging book in which questions of social justice play a central role. He explores the socio-economic and policy context of education in advanced capitalist societies and indicates the manner in which the rhetoric of policy makers distorts the way in which skill is marshalled in the ... see all copies from £23.44! new only from £23.44!
9	Education for Development in Asia more books like this by Jandhyala B G Tilak add to wishlist Education is an important factor in the process of development. However, in Asian countries it continues to be treated as a marginal sector. This book examines the growth of and investment in education, presenting an overview of past trends, the current situation and future prospects. see all copies from £4.47! new only from £9.26!
10	Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship: Government, University and Business Linkages more books like this by Scott Andrew Shane add to wishlist Despite a wealth of efforts that examine separately the role entrepreneurs and universities play in economic development, no systematic effort has been made to examine the role universities play in promoting economic development through entrepreneurship. This book fills that gap, focusing on policy aspects of government - university partnerships ... see all copies from £32.95! new only from £32.95!
11	Preparing for the Workplace: Charting a Course for Federal Postsecondary Training Policy more books like this by National Research Council, Committee on Postsecondary Education and Training for the Workplace, Janet S Hansen (Editor) add to wishlist Job training has taken a central place among strategies to boost U.S. competitiveness in the world and ensure a high standard of living. Decision making in this area has a major impact on American workers who do not earn 4-year college degrees-fully three-quarters of the workforce. This timely volume reviews the state of postsecondary training for ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £19.16! \| first editions
12	Education for Development: An Analysis of Investment Choices more books like this by Professor George Psacharopoulos, Maureen Woodhall add to wishlist This book analyses the policy issues facing educational planners, administrators, and policy makers in developing countries when choosing between alternative strategies of educational investment. see all copies from £4.36! new only from £18.15! \| first editions
13	Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations more books like this by Ray Marshall, Marc S Tucker add to wishlist This is the first book to address head-on the issue of the appalling mismatch between what our economy needs and what our educational institutions actually provide.. Thinking for a Living is the first attempt ever to document the appalling mismatch between the needs of our economy on the one hand and the structure of our educational systems on the ... see all copies from £5.51! new only from £9.26! \| first editions
14	Enterprise Learning in Action: Education and Economic Renewal for the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Dale E Shuttleworth, PH.D. add to wishlist For over a decade the education and employment systems of western industrialized countries have had to adapt to the changes brought about by the post-industrial age. The recession of the early 1990s has led the education and business communities increasingly to look for ways to co-operate in preparing young people both in entering the job market ... see all copies from £28.46! new only from £94.61!
15 view cover	Are Skills the Answer?: The Political Economy of Skill Creation in Advanced Industrial Countries more books like this by Dr. Colin Crouch, David Finegold, Mari Sako add to wishlist This study of the problems confronting institutions for the creation of occupational skills in seven advanced industrialized countries contributes to two different areas of debate. The first is the study of the diversity of institutional forms taken by modern capitalism, and the difficulties currently surrounding the survival of that diversity. ... see all copies from £67.38! new only from £101.03!
16 view cover	Are Skills the Answer? (the Political Economy of Skill Creation in Advanced Industrial Countries) more books like this by David Finegold, Mari Sako, Dr. Colin Crouch add to wishlist This study of vocational education in advanced industrial countries contributes to two different areas of debate. The first is the study of the diversity of institutional forms taken by modern capitalism, and the difficulties currently surrounding the survival of that diversity. Rather than analysing economic institutions and governance in general ... see all copies from £34.40! new only from £34.40!
17 view cover	Learning Policy Towards the Certified Society more books like this by Patrick Ainley add to wishlist "Learning Policy" identifies for the first time a new area of social policy--one that integrates education and training with the economy in an unprecedented manner. see all copies from £34.66! new only from £50.13!
18 view cover	What Employers Want more books like this by Harry J Holzer add to wishlist This volume provides a wealth of data on what industries still provide jobs to the less-educated, what skills they require, where they are located, what they pay, and how they are filled. It is a compilation drawn from a survey of over 3,000 employers in four major metropolitan areas. see all copies from £8.74! new only from £11.72!
19 view cover	Does Education Really Help?: Skill, Work, and Inequality more books like this by Edward N Wolff add to wishlist This book challenges the conventional wisdom that greater schooling and skill improvement leads to higher wages, that income inequality falls with wider access to schooling, and that the Information Technology revolution will re-ignite worker pay. Indeed, the econometric results provide no evidence that the growth of skills or educational ... see all copies from £16.45! new only from £32.61!
20 view cover	Education, Training, and the Global Economy more books like this by D N Ashton add to wishlist Education and training are regarded as paramount to economic growth, and this book argues that improving them will bring economic success. The authors examine theoretical approaches to education and survey empirical data and knowledge of current skills trends in the global economy. The book also considers the institutional and historical ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £26.08!
21 view cover	Development, Duality, and the International Economic Regime: Essays in Honor of Gustav Ranis more books like this by Gary Saxonhouse (Editor), T N Srinivasan (Editor) add to wishlist A stellar group of economists examine and evaluate important issues in development economics see all copies from £13.97! new only from £70.53!
22 view cover	What Employers Want: Job Prospects for Less-Educated Workers more books like this by Harry J Holzer add to wishlist This volume provides a wealth of data on what industries still provide jobs to the less-educated, what skills they require, where they are located, what they pay, and how they are filled. It is a compilation drawn from a survey of over 3,000 employers in four major metropolitan areas. see all copies from £3.09! new only from £3.09! \| first editions
23	The University System and Economic Development in Mexico Since 1929 more books like this by David E Lorey add to wishlist For decades, Mexican leaders and scholars as well as outside observers have spoken of a Mexican university system in crisis, expressing concern over student political activism and violence, declining quality of instruction and facilities, crowded campuses, and lack of employment for graduates. When the government harshly suppressed a student ... see all copies from £8.98! new only from £40.32! \| first editions
24 view cover	Handbook of the Economics of Education more books like this by Eric A Hanushek (Editor), Finis Welch (Editor) add to wishlist The "Handbooks in Economics" series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self ... see all copies from £84.33! new only from £84.33!
25 view cover	Skill Formation and Globalisation more books like this by Marcus Powell add to wishlist Countries at different stages of social, cultural and economic development approach the process of skill formation in different ways. In this enlightening collection, Marcus Powell uses empirical evidence to document how different nations formulate their training strategy, including how labour market information is used to inform decision making ... see all copies from £14.27! new only from £32.17!

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