Democracy, education, and equality : Graz-Schumpeter lectures /

Many believe that equality of opportunity will be achieved when the prospects of children no longer depend upon the wealth and education of their parents. Many also believe that democracy is the political institution that will bring about justice. This study asks whether democracy, modeled as compet...

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Autor principal: Roemer, John E.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Colección:Econometric Society monographs ; no. 40.
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245 1 0 |a Democracy, education, and equality :  |b Graz-Schumpeter lectures /  |c John E. Roemer. 
260 |a New York :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2006. 
300 |a x, 177 p. :  |b il. ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Econometric Society monographs ;  |v no. 40 
504 |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 139-142) e índice. 
505 0 |a A brief overview -- Models of party competition -- Democratic competition over educational investment -- The dynamics of human capital with exogenous growth -- The dynamics of human capital with endogenous growth -- Estimation of technological parameters -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Proofs of theorems. 
520 |a Many believe that equality of opportunity will be achieved when the prospects of children no longer depend upon the wealth and education of their parents. Many also believe that democracy is the political institution that will bring about justice. This study asks whether democracy, modeled as competition between political parties that represent different interests in the polity, will result in educational funding policies that will, at least eventually, produce citizens with equal capacities (human capital), thus breaking the link between family background and child prospects. 
650 0 |a Education  |x Political aspects  |x Econometric models. 
650 0 |a Democracy  |x Economic aspects. 
650 0 |a Educational equalization  |x Econometric models. 
650 0 |a Social choice  |x Econometric models. 
650 0 |a Human capital  |x Econometric models. 
650 0 |a Government aid to education  |x Econometric models. 
650 0 |a Equality  |x Econometric models. 
650 7 |a Educación  |x Aspectos políticos  |x Modelos econométricos.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Democracia  |x Aspectos económicos.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Igualdad de oportunidades en educación  |x Modelos econométricos.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Elección social  |x Modelos econométricos.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Capital humano  |x Modelos econométricos.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Ayuda del gobierno a la educación  |x Modelos econométricos.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Equidad  |x Modelos econométricos.  |2 UDESA 
830 0 |a Econometric Society monographs ;  |v no. 40.