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  • Adult literacy skills are of both fundamental and instrumental importance. Sen (1999) argues that we should aim for a society in which every person has the capability to pursue any reasonable version of what they perceive to be good. To do so requires both access to at least minimal levels of resources and possession of characteristics that Sen calls "functionings". One of the most important of these functionings is literacy. Without literacy, individuals cannot take a full and equal role in social and political discourse: they become less than equal members of society without the basic tools required to pursue their goals (Sen (1999). Thus, in any attempt to build a better society, the distribution and generation of literacy is of fundamental importance. Literacy is also potentially important for instrumental reasons. An individual who improved his or her literacy might plausibly be expected to have better employment opportunities and command higher earnings, leading to a higher level of well being. From a societal point of view, a more literate workforce may be better positioned to adjust to change and to adopt new technologies. Thus, improving literacy for individuals may have spill-over effects on the productivity of the economy as a whole. [...] (xsd:string)
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