Measuring education inequality : Gini coefficients of education / Vinod Thomas, Yan Wang and Xibo Fan
Equal access to education is a basic human right. But in many countries gaps in education between various groups are staggering. An education Gini index -- a new indicator for the distribution of human capital and welfare -- facilitates comparison of education inequality across countries and over ti...
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| Main Authors: | Thomas, Vinod, 1949- |
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| Corporate Authors: | World Bank World Bank Institute |
| Other Authors: | Fan, Xibo Wang, Yan |
| Format: | Online-Resource |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Washington, D.C : World Bank Institute, Office of the Vice President, and Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Division, 2001 |
| Series: | Policy research working paper
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| Online Access: | URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
| Summary: | Equal access to education is a basic human right. But in many countries gaps in education between various groups are staggering. An education Gini index -- a new indicator for the distribution of human capital and welfare -- facilitates comparison of education inequality across countries and over time |
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| Item Description: | "January 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-37). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 23, 2002 Nebentitel: Gini coefficients of education |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (42 Seiten) |
