| Authors |
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| Publication date |
2018
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| Host editors |
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M. Gazzola
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T. Templin
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B.-A. Wickström
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| Book title |
Language Policy and Linguistic Justice
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| Book subtitle |
Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches
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| ISBN |
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| ISBN (electronic) |
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| Pages (from-to) |
287-312
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| Publisher |
Cham: Springer
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Law (FdR)
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Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
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| Abstract |
This chapter establishes an empirical relationship among per capita national income, human capital formation (measured as a combination of literacy, education and life expectancy) and language situation in Sub-Saharan Africa. We find that both the use of local and official languages contribute to increased human capital which further induce income growth. However, in a highly diverse context promoting the official language seems to be a more cost-efficient way to increase human capital and income.
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| Document type |
Chapter
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75263-1_9
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