Measuring education inequality: Gini coefficients of education

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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Main Authors: Thomas, Vinod 1949- (Author), Fan, Xibo (Author), Wang, Yan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C World Bank Institute, Office of the Vice President, and Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Division 2001
Series:Policy research working paper 2525
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Online Access:Volltext
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
Item Description:"January 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-37). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 23, 2002
Nebentitel: Gini coefficients of education
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (42 Seiten)