Social Mobility and Education at Different Levels of Economic Development

Abstract

Development, social mobility, and education have been given much attention in separate analyses, but little in the integrated form. Little justification is required for the importance of exploring the inter-relationship among theses variables. If reliable relationship could be generalized concerning the flow of human resources, it would be greatly helpful for the purpose of planning. Specifically, the following questions will be explored: So what extent does social mobility differ according to the level of economic development? What is the role of education in different aspects of social mobility?; Is there any difference in the relationship between education and social mobility among different levels of development? In order to clarify the relationship, this study will adopt three countries at different levels of economic development: U.S.A., Brazil, and Ghana. Cross-country comparison will be attempted by reviewing relevant literatures and some case studies.