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Within-country differences in educational outcomes are compared for a large group of industrialised countries. We investigate where inequality is greatest, the association between inequality in learning and average levels of learning, the interpretation of measured levels of inequality, and...
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"This book examines existing social inequalities affecting educational settings today. It also explores practical applications and best practices follow by practitioners to minimize the effects of inequalities in education"--
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Introduction -- Ideology, leadership and capitalism -- The impact of industrialization -- The new global economy -- The profit problem -- Solving the profit riddle -- The social case against capitalism -- Liberating the gulag -- Conclusion
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How deep are the roots of Latin America's economic inequalities? In this chapter we survey both the history and the literature about the region's extreme economic disparities, focusing on the most recent academic contributions. We begin by documenting the broad patterns of national and...
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-depth investigated the role of business elite networks in macro-social issues such as economic inequality. This research explores the … relationship between business elite networks and income inequality in several Latin American countries. To do so, this paper 1 …) examine business elite networks applying a network analysis of interlocking directorates, and 2) establishes the link and …
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, some economic elites have at times supported democratization, leading to deep elite divisions in struggles over regime type … counter to elite material interests.I argue elites’ investments in co-optive or repressive labor control under … arrangements struggle to extract higher wages, improve their working conditions, and make related demands that threaten elite …
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