and from productivity growth. Reducing barriers to foreign direct investment in services is found to particularly increase …

agriculture and food. The food and agriculture sector is increasingly organised within GVC around a number of global hubs. Agro-food … trade, especially services trade, can positively influence domestic value added creation in agro-food GVCs. However, trade … across the food and agriculture sectorKeywords: Agro-food, value added, employment, policy reform, trade. …

Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education. This book monitors the extent to which tertiary education … institutions and quality assurance agencies, as well as to academics and other parties interested in higher education and its …

, the focus of debate has been shifting from expanding access to affordable ECEC to enhancing its quality. A growing body of … research suggests that the magnitude of the benefits for children will depend on the level of quality of early childhood … makers require the latest knowledge base of the quality dimensions that are most important for ensuring children …

Research suggests that, when it comes to early childhood education and care, quality matters most. A growing number of … countries are establishing monitoring systems to ensure quality and accountability in these programmes. This new publication … explores how countries can develop and use these systems to enhance service and staff quality for the benefit of child …