Layne, Anthony2022-01-182022-01-181982474https://hdl.handle.net/2139/52576With a comment by Ulrich Fanger and a response to Ulrich Fanger by the authorThis paper first examines the historical context within which the problem of education for development in the English-speaking Caribbean must be placed, with special emphasis on the change in relations between the major racial and economic groups. It then analyses prevailing development strategy and the extent to which it was helping to reduce economic inequality, followed by an examination of the structure of existing educational system and the functionality of that system for a reduction of economic inequality. Finally, the paper attempts to suggest the kind of education that may be appropriate for the region in the context of the existence of a political will to bring about significant positive changes in the distribution of economic powerEducation and development