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Innovative Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

This publication highlights priorities and strategies in meeting current and emerging needs for skills development in South Asia. The report is in line with the Asian Development Bank’s effort to support its developing member countries’ priorities toward global competitiveness, increased...

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Digital Goods and the New Economy

Quah, Danny - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2003

efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …

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Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

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Education and Health Knowledge: Evidence from UK Compulsory Schooling Reforms

Johnston, David W.; Lordan, Grace; Shields, Michael A.; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014

We investigate if there is a causal link between education and health knowledge using data from the 1984/85 and 1991 … of health knowledge. For causal identification we use increases in the UK minimum school leaving age in 1947 (from 14 to … education significantly increases health knowledge, with a one-year increase in schooling increasing the health knowledge index …

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Spatial Agglomeration Dynamics

Quah, Danny - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2002

This paper develops a model of economic growth and activity locating endogenously on a 3-dimensional featureless global geography. The same economic forces influence simulataneously growth, convergence, and spatial agglomeration and clustering. Economic activity is not concentrated on discrete...

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KNOWLEDGE ASIA from ideas to impacts : Knowledge Management Directions and Action Plan (2013–2015): Supporting “Finance ++” at the Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

The motivation behind strengthening knowledge management at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to offer our Developing … through partnership plus knowledge that will maximize and accelerate development effectiveness for ending poverty across the … Asia and Pacific region. The knowledge management directions and action plan set out in this publication focus on …

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Growing Beyond the Low-Cost Advantage: How the People's Republic of China Can Avoid the Middle Income Trap?

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

upgrading and innovation, and transition from “low cost to high value” is critical. What makes this transition particularly …

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Myanmar in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

Myanmar, which is emerging from decades of isolation, is poised to accelerate its economic growth on the back of its abundant labor force, rich natural resources, and geographical location.But the country faces many development challenges to achieve strong and inclusive growth.To take advantage...

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