Globalization and the Rise of Mass Education

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mitch, David (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cappelli, Gabriele (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Education-History.; Education-Economic aspects.; Development economics.; Public finance.; Economic History.; History of Education.; Education Economics.; Development Economics.; Public Economics.

This edited collection explores the historical determinants of the rise of mass schooling and human capital accumulation based on a global, long-run perspective, focusing on a variety of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The authors analyze the increasing importanc...