On the economics of education. The review starts,

In The Rebirth of Education: Schooling Ain’t Learning, development economist Lant Pritchett describes the challenges of education in underdeveloped countries. Because so many of the problems that he identifies are endemic to centralized, state-run education systems, I view the book as an instant classic in a genre that might be termed “applied libertarianism.”

I really think that the book deserves much more play. You may recall that I recommended the podcast in which Russ Roberts talked with Pritchett about the book.