The education of nations : how the political organization of the poor, not democracy, led governments to invest in mass education / [electronic resource] Stephen Kosack. Kosack, Stephen, 1978- Education and state Developing countries Cross-cultural studies. Education Economic aspects Developing countries Cross-cultural studies. Poor Education Developing countries Cross-cultural studies. LC98 .K67 2012 370.91724 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 13, 2012). What causes a government to invest - or not invest - in poor citizens, especially mass education? In this book, Stephen Kosack focuses on three radically different developing countries whose developmental trajectories bear little resemblance to each other and offers an elegant and pragmatic answer to this question. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199841653.001.0001 eng Developing countries Developing countries Developing countries