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Colander, David (contributor); … - Edward Elgar

The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do …

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Handbook of Universities and Regional Development

Varga, Attila (contributor); Erdős, Katalin (contributor) - Edward Elgar

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The Legacy of Milton Friedman as Teacher

Hammond, J. D. (contributor) - Edward Elgar

Milton Friedman is beyond question the most famous living economist of the 20th century. He is closely associated with the doctrine of ‘monetarism’ which has been adopted by many governments around the world.

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Education and Economic Performance

Wolf, Alison (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - Edward Elgar

Throughout the developed and developing worlds, education spending is seen as a key tool for government policy makers … in the quest for economic growth. Promoting ‘human capital’ development is a prime objective for economic and education … ministries. The seminal articles in this essential volume include early classics which explain why education became central to …

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Discussing Economics

Salemi, Michael K.; Hansen, W. L. - Edward Elgar

Discussing Economics treats discussion – meaning formal consideration of questions about a reading – as a new approach to learning economics. Setting out a detailed approach modeled on the ideas of Mortimer Adler and the Great Books Foundation, the authors explain why instructors should...

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Financing Public Schools

Alexander, Kern; Salmon, Richard G. - Edward Elgar

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CARL MENGER’S LECTURES TO CROWN PRINCE RUDOLF OF AUSTRIA

Streissler, Erich W. (contributor); … - Edward Elgar

In 1876, Carl Menger, then a young professor at the University of Vienna, was asked to teach the principles of political economy to Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, the 17 year old only son of Emperor Francis Joseph, who was to die tragically before he could inherit the throne.

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