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-
Corporate Authors:World Bank
World Bank Institute
Outros Autores:Fan, Xibo
Wang, Yan
Formato: Online-Resource
Idioma:English
Publicado em:Washington, D.C : World Bank Institute, Office of the Vice President, and Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Division, 2001
Colecção:Policy research working paper
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Resumo: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
Descrição do item:"January 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-37). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 23, 2002
Nebentitel: Gini coefficients of education
Descrição Física:1 Online-Ressource (42 Seiten)