Measuring Education Inequality in Developing Countries

• Main Author: Torpey-Saboe, Nichole (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Economic development.; Youth in development.; Comparative politics.; Poverty.; Social change.; Development and Children.; Comparative Politics.; Development Aid.; Regional Development.; Development and Social Change.

This book constructs a measure of education inequality using time-series cross-national data and utilizes real-world examples based on author interviews. It provides insights into how classic trade theory might be applied more broadly to generate expectations not only about income distribution, but...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: What Education Inequality Means for Children
• Chapter 3: How Political and Economic Processes are related to Education Inequality
• Chapter 4: Measuring Education Inequality
• Chapter 5: Education Inequality Around the World
• Chapter 6: Inequality in Learning Outcomes
• Chapter 7: Education Inequality in Mexico
• Chapter 8: Conclusion .