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 …

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

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 … and foreshadowing future developments. The articles address important questions, such as the microeconomic outcomes of … education, whether education promotes economic growth, and how education systems should be organized in order to meet efficiency …