Policy Challenges for Education and Economic Growth in the Slovak Republic

This policy note examines this question as to whether Slovakia's education system will play a strong supporting role in maintaining the impressive record in economic growth. It begins by describing several features of the education system that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7826359/policy-challenges-education-economic-growth-slovak-republic
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19245
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Summary:This policy note examines this question as to whether Slovakia's education system will play a strong supporting role in maintaining the impressive record in economic growth. It begins by describing several features of the education system that constitute a potential threat to continued economic growth. Next it identifies some of the factors contributing to suboptimal education performance. It concludes with a number of reform options for policy actions to ensure that education plays a positive role in supporting strong economic growth in the future.