Education and livelihoods in the Global South

Maniar, Vikas and Chandran, Meera (2022) Education and livelihoods in the Global South. In: The Routledge Handbook on Livelihoods in the Global South. Routledge, London, pp. 217-226. ISBN 9781003014041

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Abstract

The conditions of the economy and the school systems in the Global South challenge the promise of material wellbeing through education. Human Capital Theory (HCT), the dominant conceptual framework to explain the education-livelihoods relationship, is premised on the understanding that the labour market is capable of continually absorbing workers with ever-higher levels of education. However, economies in the Global South struggle to provide formal employment to educated youth and, at the same time, education systems are unable to provide quality education, particularly for students from marginalised communities. Alternate ways of conceptualising this relationship by postcolonial leaders, such as Gandhi, and through human rights and human capabilities approaches are discussed.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Maniar, Vikas and Chandran, Meera
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Nunan, Fiona UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Barnes, Clare UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krishnamurthy, Sukanya UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Labor economics > Labor force and market Social sciences > Economics > Production > Economic policy, economic development, economic growth Social sciences > Education
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Education
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7411
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014041-23

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