Education and income distribution in Asia : a study prepared for the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme

First published in 1981, __Education and Income Distribution in Asia__ looks in detail at a number of aspects of the relation between education, employment, and income. Education is now the major programme of expenditure of governments in Asian countries. This book brings case studies from Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand to discuss themes like equality in education; schooling, earnings, and occupation; educational expansion and the labour market; determinants of educational achievement; school enrolment in India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand; and educational innovations and inequality. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of education, public policy, and economics. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1: Equality in Education 2: Schooling, Earnings and Occupation 3: Educational Expansion and the Labour Market 4: International Comparisons I (General Pattern of Inequality) 5: International Comparisons II (Thinking Ability of Children of Labourers and of Executives and Professionals) 6: Determinants of Educational Achievement in the Philippines 7: School Enrolment in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand 8: Educational Innovations and Inequality 9: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations Index ILO pub-wep pub. Monograph on education and income distribution in Asia - examines equal opportunity with respect to educational opportunity, effects of educational expansion on the labour market, school enrolment, literacy and educational level in India, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand, innovations in educational systems, etc., Provides comparisons and recommendations, and shows how low-quality education could worsen economic disparities. Diagram, references and statistical tables First published in 1981, Education and Income Distribution in Asia looks in detail at a number of aspects of the relation between education, employment, and income. It contains case studies from Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. P. Richards And M. Leonor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.