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Continuing the Debate on Education and Development. Essay Review of "Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits," by Walter W. McMahon; "Education, Cultures, and Economics: Dilemmas for Development," edited by Fiona E. Leach and Angela W. Little; and "Educational Development in the Small States of the Commonwealth: Retrospect and Prospect," by Michael Crossley and Keith Holmes.
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Adams, Don – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Reviews three books concerned with the relationship of education to social and economic development. Compares the books with regard to their definitions of development and their conclusions about the benefits of educational investment in developing countries, the success of international agencies in poor countries, and directions for future…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development