Measuring education inequality [electronic resource] : 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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| Other title: | Gini coefficients of education |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank Institute, Office of the Vice President, and Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Division,
2001.
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| Series: | Policy research working papers ;
2525. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (37 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-37). |