Recent research has convinced the author that once all the benefits are recognized, investment in the education of girls may be the highest return of investment available in the developing world. The author stresses five major points: (1) higher death rates are symptomatic of the more general pattern of female deprivation in the developing world; (2) underinvestment in girls is an economic problem resulting from a vicious cycle caused by distorted...
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1992/05/31
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS905
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2010/07/01
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Investing in all the people
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female education