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In contemporary societies, education is regarded as a catalyst for economic and national development. Economists hypothesise that investment in education benefits the individual, society, and the world as a whole and that a broad-based education of ‘good quality’ is a powerful instrument for reducing poverty and inequality.
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Shizha, E., Abdi, A.A. (2014). Education for Development. In: Shizha, E. (eds) Remapping Africa in the Global Space. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-836-7_6
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