TY - BOOK AU - Saumen Chattopadhyay AU - Saumen Chattopadhyay TI - Education and economics: : disciplinary evolution and policy discourse SN - 9780198082255 U1 - 338.47370954 CHA PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - : Oxford University Press KW - Economic policy KW - Education and state KW - Education--Economic aspects N1 - 1. Education and Economics: An Introduction -- 2. The Human Capital Approach to Education -- 3. Technology, Knowledge, and Growth -- 4. Input-Output Analysis: The Concept of Production Function in Education -- 5. A Critique of the Human Capital Theory: Various Perspectives -- 6. Education as a Public Good -- 7. Concept of Market and Market Failure in Education -- 8. Economics of Education Policy -- 9. Challenges Facing Indian Education and Policy Initiatives N2 - The title explores various conceptualisations of education in economic theory and how this has influenced policymaking in education. It deconstructs the interface between economic theory and education to unravel the role played by education in socio-economic development ER -