Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential

Human capital is the stock of accumulated knowledge, experience, and attributes that workers bring to and use in the production of goods and services in an economy. Investing in people through quality healthcare, education, social services, and job...

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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/685891592824264983/Survive-Learn-Thrive-Strategic-Human-Capital-Investments-to-Unlock-Georgias-Potential
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spelling okr-10986-345132021-06-14T09:56:39Z Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential World Bank HUMAN CAPITAL MATERNAL HEALTH CHILD HEALTH PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION EDUCATION QUALITY RESULTS-BASED FINANCING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION STATE INTERVENTION TERTIARY EDUCATION STUDENT PERFORMANCE Human capital is the stock of accumulated knowledge, experience, and attributes that workers bring to and use in the production of goods and services in an economy. Investing in people through quality healthcare, education, social services, and job opportunities develops human capital, which is key to ending extreme poverty and creating more inclusive societies. The state of Georgia’s human capital is of significant concern as it threatens to hold the country back from reaching its growth potential. Recognizing this urgency, the government has begun to set national priorities for accelerating human capital development.This report highlights the state of and trends in human capital development in Georgia today. Its aim is to acknowledge Georgia’s accomplishments, address ongoing challenges, and outline key interventions to help the country in taking the next step in its growth by investing in its most important resource, the Georgian people. Moving from ideation to the implementation of strategic human capital investments will require a whole-of-society approach, an increase in financial commitments, continuous monitoring and learning from results, and the exploitation of technology. 2020-09-25T15:35:45Z 2020-09-25T15:35:45Z 2020-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/685891592824264983/Survive-Learn-Thrive-Strategic-Human-Capital-Investments-to-Unlock-Georgias-Potential http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34513 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Europe and Central Asia Georgia
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topic HUMAN CAPITAL
MATERNAL HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH
PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCING
SOCIAL PROTECTION
EDUCATION QUALITY
RESULTS-BASED FINANCING
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
STATE INTERVENTION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
spellingShingle HUMAN CAPITAL
MATERNAL HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH
PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCING
SOCIAL PROTECTION
EDUCATION QUALITY
RESULTS-BASED FINANCING
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
STATE INTERVENTION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
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Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential
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description Human capital is the stock of accumulated knowledge, experience, and attributes that workers bring to and use in the production of goods and services in an economy. Investing in people through quality healthcare, education, social services, and job opportunities develops human capital, which is key to ending extreme poverty and creating more inclusive societies. The state of Georgia’s human capital is of significant concern as it threatens to hold the country back from reaching its growth potential. Recognizing this urgency, the government has begun to set national priorities for accelerating human capital development.This report highlights the state of and trends in human capital development in Georgia today. Its aim is to acknowledge Georgia’s accomplishments, address ongoing challenges, and outline key interventions to help the country in taking the next step in its growth by investing in its most important resource, the Georgian people. Moving from ideation to the implementation of strategic human capital investments will require a whole-of-society approach, an increase in financial commitments, continuous monitoring and learning from results, and the exploitation of technology.
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title Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential
title_short Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential
title_full Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential
title_fullStr Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential
title_full_unstemmed Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential
title_sort survive, learn, thrive : strategic human capital investments to unlock georgia's potential
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
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