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First published 2023 by Cornell University Press

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Shelton, Jon, 1978– author.

Title: The education myth : how human capital trumped social democracy / Jon Shelton.

Description: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022013532 (print) | LCCN 2022013533 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501768149 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501768163 (pdf) | ISBN 9781501768156 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Education—Economic aspects—United States—History. | Education—Political aspects—United States—History. | Education and state—United States—History. | Democracy and education—United States—History. | Human capital—United States—History. | Economic security—United States—History.

Classification: LCC LC66 .S54 2023 (print) | LCC LC66 (ebook) | DDC 379.73—dc23/eng/20220713

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022013532

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022013533