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Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits: Walter W. McMahon; Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, pp. xiv + 299, Price U.S. $55 cloth

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  • Leigh, J. Paul, 2001. "Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits: Walter W. McMahon; Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, pp. xiv + 299, Price U.S. $55 cloth," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 612-613, December.
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