Is life getting better? Are our societies making progress? Indeed, what does “progress” mean to the world’s citizens? For a good portion of the 20th century there was an implicit assumption that economic growth was synonymous with progress: an assumption that a growing GDP meant life must...

OECD countries face significant educational challenges for the 21st century. This book provides an historical overview of the development of education in these countries from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, essential for understanding these challenges. The author was debuty director...