{"product_id":"9780141935669","title":"Does Education Matter?: Myths About Education and Economic Growth","description":"\"Education, education, education\" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic panacea: an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link between increased spending on higher eductaion and economicgrowth? Professor Alison Wolf takes a critical look at successive governments' education policy and challenges many of the tenets of received wisdom: there are no economic reasons for spending more on higher education in order to stimulate growth. The conclusion of this devastating book is that a large proportion of the billions poured into vocational training and university provision might be better spent on teaching the basics at primary school.","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119562375408,"sku":"9780141935669","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141935669_p0.jpg?v=1763656064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141935669","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}