Education and development : measuring the social benefits / Walter W. McMahon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-284) and index.

Measuring the returns to education -- Human capital, endogenous growth models, and economic development -- Education and growth in East Asia -- Education and growth in Latin America -- Africa's population growth and dilution of human capital (with Ali Arifa) -- Health and net population growth -- Democracy, human rights, and political stability -- Poverty and inequality -- The environment -- Education and crime -- Tracing the impacts of education on development: a summary -- Measuring the total social benefits of education: the complete model -- Separating and vaulting the direct and indirect effects of education -- Summary of conclusion: measuring the social benefits, convergence, and policy dialogue.