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kobvindex_HPB1229796345
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1 online resource
ISBN:
9783631526071
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3631526075
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9783631753576
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3631753578
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Cover -- Overview -- Part One Human Capital, Productivity and Economic Growth in Guatemala: A Time Series and Extended Growth Accounting Analysis -- I. Introduction -- II. Patterns of Growth in Guatemala -- III. Measuring the Contribution of Education to Growth -- A. Augmented Solow Model and Endogenous Growth -- B. Some Implications for Empirical Testing -- C. More Evidence on Education and Growth -- D. Summing-Up -- IV. Data Compilation in a Post-Conflict Country -- A. Human Capital Stock -- B. Labor Force -- C. Physical Capital Stock -- D. Quality Indices of Capital and Labor
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V. Empirical Evidence for Guatemala -- A. Methodology -- B. Average Years of Schooling and Growth -- C. Schooling and Growth by Education Level -- D. Mincerian Human Capital Specification -- VI. Additional Explanatory Variables and Robustness Check -- A. Stability of Coefficients -- B. Alternative Data Sources -- C. Additional Explanatory Variables -- D. Summing-Up -- VII. Sources of Growth -- A. Growth Accounting Framework -- B. Sources of Growth in Traditional Framework -- C. Disaggregation by Education Level -- D. Comparison of Results with International Evidence -- VIII. Conclusion
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Part Two What Drives Habitat Loss in Guatemala? An Inquiry into the Causes of Deforestation with an Emphasis on the Role of Education -- I. Introduction -- II. Explaining Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss -- A. Deforestation as Proxy for Biodiversity Loss -- B. Is Deforestation Subsistence or Market Driven? -- C. Potential Effects of Education -- D. Controversial Empirical Evidence -- III. Qualitative Assessment of Deforestation in Guatemala -- A. From Past to Present -- B. Magnitude and Location of Forest Cover Loss -- C. Direct Sources of Deforestation
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D. Underlying Determinants of Deforestation: A Review -- IV. Empirical Evidence on Deforestation and Land Use in Guatemala -- A. Conceptual Framework -- B. Regional Determinants of Forest Cover Change -- C. Household Determinants of Land Use in Guatemala -- D. Household Determinants of Land Use in the Petén -- V. Conclusion -- Part Three Community-Managed Schools and the Decentralization of Education in Guatemala: The Experience of PRONADE -- I. Introduction -- II. The Context -- A. Key Problems of Guatemala's Education Sector -- B. Education System prior to Peace Accords
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C. Searching for Successful Education Delivery Models: Origins of PRONADE -- D. Education System after Peace Accords -- III. Objectives, Key Actors and Implementation of PRONADE -- A. Objectives and Structure -- B. Key Actors -- C. Implementation Process -- D. Transfer of Funds -- IV. What Has PRONADE Delivered? -- A. Quantitative Expansion -- B. Decentralization and Parental Participation -- C. Mixed Results from Evaluations -- D. Lower Student Achievement in PRONADE Schools? -- V. Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three
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English
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