Can Educational Policy Equalize Income Distribution?.

Carnoy, Martin

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ERIC Number: EJ184090

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Publication Date: 1978

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Can Educational Policy Equalize Income Distribution?

Carnoy, Martin

Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 8, 1, 3-18, 78

The role of education as an agent for income redistribution in developing countries is discussed. A study of Brazil, Peru, and Mexico indicates that education may not influence income distribution as much as government policies that differentially reward schooling level, work sectors, occupation types, and region of residence. (BC)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Educational Policy, Government Role, Income, Social Mobility, Socioeconomic Status

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