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		ckinnan on March 31, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Percent of population with a college degree, by co... Education is less important than economic freedom (free trade, property rights, rule of law) in terms of higher per capita GDP.

ruslan on March 31, 2008 | [–]

Say that to Chinese gov ;-), there no freedom in China. Although I totally agree with your point.

pchristensen on March 31, 2008 | [–]

Well, education isn't as valuable unless those three things (esp #2 and #3) are in place. They're prerequisites for education to be valuable.

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