This outstanding collection charts the work of Jan Fagerberg on the relationship between technology, growth and … covers all the main issues including: the technology gap and differences of growth and welfare; structural factors in the … presents a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and applied work on technology and competitiveness. …

This major Handbook comprehensively surveys the rapidly growing field of the economics of education. It is unique in …

areas of education and training in Europe, in relation to the labour market. The book proposes that one of the most … important challenges faced by Europe today is to understand the link between education and training on the one hand and economic … and social inequality on the other. The authors focus the analysis on three main aspects of the links between education …

of the globalization of higher education. They include work by a variety of noted scholars, such as Altbach, Clark and … be of relevance to academics, researchers and students undertaking higher education research, as well as to the wider …

Globalization has effected tremendous change to the character and functions of education worldwide. This unique book … tide of marketization in shaping and developing their education policies. The authors discuss the way in which increasingly … management of education in these two Asian economies. They aim to identify and examine the crucial socio-historical, socio …

education. Contemporary in the best sense, the articles analyse current concerns, building on what has been established to date … education, whether education promotes economic growth, and how education systems should be organized in order to meet efficiency …

Accountability, autonomy and choice are now the watchwords of education reformers around the globe. This book presents …