Towards universal primary education [electronic resource] : investments, incentives, and institutions / lead authors, Nancy Birdsall, Ruth Levine, Amina Ibrahim.
By: Birdsall, Nancy
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Contributor(s): Levine, Ruth | Ibrahim, Amina | UN Millenium Project. Task Force on Education and Gender Equality.
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TextPublisher: London : Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, 2005General Notes: "UN Millenium Project Task Force on Education and Gender Equality 2005.".Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9781849773577 (electronic bk.); 1849773572 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Educational equalization -- Developing countries | Education, Elementary -- Developing countries | Education and state -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 379.263091724 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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"UN Millenium Project Task Force on Education and Gender Equality 2005."
Foreword; Task force members; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Part 1: Setting the stage; Chapter 1: The task force's contribution; Chapter 2: Education and society: multiple benefits, unrealized potential; Chapter 3: The Goals and the history of goal-setting in education; Chapter 4: Trends in primary education and gender parity; Part 2: Education systems in developing countries: income, institutions, and incentives; Chapter 5: Education systems in developing countries.
The Millennium Development Goals adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000 are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015--income poverty hunger disease exclusion lack of infrastructure and shelter-while promoting gender equality education health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure just and prosperous world for all. The UN Millennium Pro.
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