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Download full textPalmer, W. P. – Online Submission, 1986
The study attempts to enquire into whether Papua New Guineans see education as a cargo cult, an investment or as an item for consumption. The definitions of cargo cult are examined as are the basic principles of the economics of education. The main discussion within the study is whether Papua New Guineans see education as a cargo cult, an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economics, Foreign Countries, Economics Education
