Accelerating catch-up : tertiary education for growth in SSA /
Sub-Saharan Africa has recently enjoyed a surge in economic growth due to the rising prices of its commodities and natural resources. To sustain this growth in the face of intensifying global competition, African countries may wish to align their tertiary education and research systems more closely...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores Corporativos: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2008.
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Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Sub-Saharan Africa has recently enjoyed a surge in economic growth due to the rising prices of its commodities and natural resources. To sustain this growth in the face of intensifying global competition, African countries may wish to align their tertiary education and research systems more closely to national economic development based on a deepening of technological capabilities and local labor markets. This will require governments and societies to make strategic choices and targeted investments in specific types of training, specific disciplinary areas, and specific institutions. The succe. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 180 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-157) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780821377390 0821377396 0821377388 9780821377383 1281845949 9781281845948 9786611845940 6611845941 |