Publisher's Synopsis
The link between literacy and employment is often assumed and social and vocational integration rarely takes into account the problem faced by people who are illiterate.
Examples from a 20 year study into the causes of illiteracy and its effect on people's lives is used by the author to examine what effect there will be on the social and economic development of a region if a significant part of its potential labour force is ignored because it is illiterate.
As well as the economic consequences of such actions, the social impact is highlighted and possible ways of breaking the spiral, through education and economic investment, are suggested.
