Public expenditure on education and economic growth in the UK, 1833-2000
Государственные расходы на образование и экономический рост в Великобритании, 1833–2000 гг.
2003-01-01
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This article is an attempt to show the value of a cross-disciplinary approach to historical studies of the relationship between education and economic growth.On the one hand empirical evidence about public expenditure on education in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is provided.On the other, economic theory, with particular reference to the Kondratiev cycles, is employed in an attempt to relate such expenditure to economic performance.The primary aim of this article is to provide a better understanding of the past.Its secondary purpose is to supply data for an examination of current educational and economic policy.
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It applies a cross-disciplinary approach combining historical analysis with economic theory to examine links between education spending and economic growth.
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Kondratiev cycle theory is used as a framework for relating public education expenditure to broader economic performance.
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The article provides empirical evidence on UK public education expenditure across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, covering 1833–2000.
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The study primarily aims to improve understanding of historical education–growth relationships and secondarily to inform contemporary education and economic policy analysis.
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Public expenditure on education in the UK, 1833–2000
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The relationship between public education expenditure and economic growth/economic performance, including its relation to Kondratiev cycles
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