Product Description: This is a study of higher education in the world's four largest developing economies―Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Already important players globally, by mid-century, they are likely to be economic powerhouses. But whether they reach that level of development will depend in part on how successfully they create quality higher education that puts their labor forces at the cutting edge of the information society...read more

Product Description: Doctor en economía, el autor explora el éxito del sistema educativo cubano, en el que los estudiantes promedio de la escuela primaria aprovechan mejor la educación escolar que los niños de otros países latinoamericanos, incluidos los de altos recursos...read more

Product Description: In the past decade economics of education has expanded rapidly into new areas of research and has deepened and changed its analysis of traditional areas, such as educational finance, the production of knowledge, the relation between education and economic growth, and educational economics and the net...read more

Product Description: School choice and vouchers have become an increasingly important part of that educational reform policy debate. The debate is rooted in ideological differences between market proponents, who attach greater importance to individual choice, and supporters of a publicly run educational system, who place greater importance on equity, commonality, and public accountability...read more

Product Description: La competencia global y la difusión de la tecnología de la información están reorganizando el trabajo en torno la gestión descentralizada, la individualización del trabajo y el empleo a corto plazo y a tiempo parcial. Cada vez más los trabajadores deben ser capaces de cambiar de empresa e incluso de ocupación, a medida qu...read more