Educational investment in an urban society : costs, benefits, and public policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levin, Melvin R., 1924-
Other Authors: Shank, Alan, 1936-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [1970]
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Table of Contents:
  • Investment in human capital, by T. W. Schultz
  • The concept of human capital, by G. S. Baker
  • Investing in human capital, by B. A. Weisbrod
  • Social and economic factors in spending for public education, by J. Miner
  • The contribution of education to economic productivity, by C. E. Benson
  • Capital formation by education, by T. W. Schultz
  • The returns to education, by J. Vaizey
  • The nature of education benefits and their spill-overs, by B. A. Weisbrod
  • Education and poverty, by T. I. Ribich
  • Cost-benefit analysis in education, by J. Wiseman
  • The political economy of efficiency: cost-benefit analysis and program budgeting, by A. Wildavsky
  • Yardsticks for Government: the role of PPBS, by M. R. Levin
  • Rescuing policy analysis from PPBS, by A. Wildavsky
  • Education in the program budget, by W. Z. Hirsch
  • Toward a social report, by U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
  • Education and learning, by W. J. Cohen
  • Federal training and work programs in the sixties, by S. A. Levitan and G. L. Magnum
  • Vocational versus academic education in secondary schools, by J. J. Kaufman et al.