Democracy, Education, and Equality Graz-Schumpeter Lectures |
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| Author:
| Roemer, John E. |
| Contribution by:
| Chesher, Andrew
Jackson, Matthew |
| Series title: | Econometric Society Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-84665-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $104.00 |
Book Description:
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This study, first published in 2006, asks whether democracy, modeled as competition between political parties that represent different interests in the polity, will result in educational funding policies that will, at least eventually, produce citizens who have equal capacities (human capital), thus breaking the link between family background and child prospects.
This study, first published in 2006, asks whether democracy, modeled as competition between political parties that represent different interests in the polity, will result in educational funding policies that will, at least eventually, produce citizens who have equal capacities (human capital), thus breaking the link between family background and child prospects.