# Does Education Matter?

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- Authors: [Alison Wolf](https://www.bookquiver.com/alison-wolf)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2002-05-30

## Description

" Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic panacea: an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link between increased spending on higher eductaion and economicgrowth? Professor Alison Wolf takes a critical look at successive governments' education policy and challenges many of the tenets of received wisdom: there are no economic reasons for spending more on higher education in order to stimulate growth. The conclusion of this devastating book is that a large proportion of the billions poured into vocational training and university provision might be better spent on teaching the basics at primary school.

## Editions

### Does Education Matter?

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4193-566-9
- Published: 2002-05-30
- Language: en_GB