Human Capital in the 21st Century
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the Ebola epidemic as continuing as a serious threat, not only in terms of human lives, especially in the three most affected countries - Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra, but to the regional and global econ...
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| Format: | Speech |
| Language: | English en_US |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25876393/human-capital-21st-century-jim-yong-kim-world-bank-group-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24314 |
| Summary: | Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the Ebola epidemic as continuing as a serious
threat, not only in terms of human lives, especially in the
three most affected countries - Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra,
but to the regional and global economies as well. He then addressed educational reform. To promote
inclusive growth, the World Bank Group works to facilitate
the diffusion of knowledge and support countries in
investing in the productivity and skills of their people.
Taking on new challenges, solving problems creatively, and
working across different backgrounds and cultures, will be
important tasks for the vast majority of human beings in the
21st century. He discussed shortcomings of Korea’s educational system. |
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