Providing Skills for the Knowledge Economy : The World Bank in Tertiary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Providing Skills for the Knowledge Economy : The World Bank in Tertiary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Knowledge based economies have an advantage in today's liberalized global market. OECD countries with extensive knowledge assets are able to drive rapid technological progress and reap the benefits in economic growth and rising living standard...

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Main Authors: Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz B., Blom, Andreas, Garcia, Patricia
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCREDITATION
ADDITION
AGE COHORT
ALS
CLIMATE
DEVELOPING REGIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION · SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
ENROLLMENT
INNOVATION
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERVENTION
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR MARKET
LIFELONG LEARNING
LIVING STANDARDS
MOBILITY
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC FUNDING
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
RESEARCH CAPACITY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
STUDENT AID
STUDENT LOANS
TEACHING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMS
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
WORKERS TERTIARY EDUCATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT
WORKER SKILLS
RESEARCH COLLABORATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
EQUITY IN EDUCATION
CAPACITY BUILDING
INSTITUTION BUILDING
COMPETITIVENESS
SOCIAL IMPACT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2538849/providing-skills-knowledge-economy-world-bank-tertiary-education-latin-america-caribbean
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10393
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Summary:Knowledge based economies have an advantage in today's liberalized global market. OECD countries with extensive knowledge assets are able to drive rapid technological progress and reap the benefits in economic growth and rising living standards. Yet, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries struggle to provide their citizens with the educational levels and advanced skills needed to create and apply new knowledge. Recent empirical work by Sanchez-Paramo and Schady (2002) documents a remarkable shift in labor demand towards advanced skills in LAC countries. Producing skilled and knowledgeable people requires a strong education system, including access to good secondary and tertiary education. This note provides information about World Bank assistance to LAC countries to increase access to quality tertiary education.

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