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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Importance of Education -- What Do We Know About Education Inequality? -- Human Capital -- Income Inequality -- Modernization, Globalization, and Democratization -- Overview of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: What Education Inequality Means for Children -- The Value of Children: Future Versus Present -- Consequences to Children of Unequal Education -- Types of Education Inequality -- Gender -- Rural/Urban -- Ethnicity/Social Status -- Public Versus Private -- Conflict -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: How Political and Economic Processes Are Related to Education Inequality -- Actors and Preferences -- Economic Factors -- Modernization -- Globalization -- Political Factors -- Hypotheses -- References -- Chapter 4: Measuring Education Inequality -- Measuring Education -- Other Works on Education Inequality -- Measuring Inequality -- Coefficient of Variation -- Gini Coefficient -- Theil Index -- Trends in Education Inequality -- Appendix -- Notes on the Use of Barro and Lee Data for Calculating the Gini Coefficient of Education Inequality -- Notes on Measures of Inequality -- Variance -- Decile Ratios -- Relative Mean Deviation -- References -- Chapter 5: Education Inequality Around the World -- Data and Method of Analysis -- Results -- Education Inequality and Modernization -- Education Inequality and Free Trade -- Education Inequality and Democracy -- Country Examples -- Higher than Expected Education Inequality -- Lower than Expected Education Inequality -- Further Implications: Free Trade and Gender Disparities in Education -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Full Regression Results -- Regression Diagnostics -- References -- Chapter 6: Inequality in Learning Outcomes -- Factors Affecting Inequality in Learning Outcomes.