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Is formal lifelong learning a profitable investment for all of life? : how age, education level, and flexibility of provision affect rates of return to adult education in Colombia
Sohnesen, Thomas Pave - 2005
"Lifelong learning is increasingly being recognized as a primary factor for knowledge diffusion and productivity growth …
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Lifelong Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy : Challenges for Developing Countries
World Bank - 2013
Consideration of lifelong learning extends the World Bank's traditional approach to education, in which subsectors are looked at in isolation. Three years ago, when he articulated the Comprehensive Development Framework, World Bank President James Wolfensohn referred explicitly to lifelong...
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Lifelong learning in the global knowledge economy : challenges for developing countries
2003
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Long-Term Care Policies for Older Populations in New EU Member States and Croatia : Challenges and Opportunities
World Bank - 2013
The objective of this summary report is to highlight the main lessons learned from Organization for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD) countries with advanced Long Term Care (LTC) policies and the implications for LTC policymaking in new European Union (EU) member states and Croatia....
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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed … the South. The findings show that technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional. Jordan benefits mainly …
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Poland - Convergence to Europe : The Challenge of Productivity Growth - Investment Climate Assessment
World Bank - 2012
productivity and competitiveness. The Poland Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is the first ICA piloted in the World Bank …
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Europe 2020 Romania : Evidence-based Policies for Productivity, Employment, and Skills Enhancement
World Bank - 2013
decisive for high productivity and sustained growth. Romania has overcome significant challenges on its path to EU membership … to foster the adaptability and productivity of a shrinking and aging workforce. …
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Lithuania - Country Economic Memorandum : Converging to Europe - Policies to Support Employment and Productivity Growth
World Bank - 2013
of the market economy, improved productivity, and enhancement of competitiveness. This report focuses on three critical …
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Transforming Indonesia's Teaching Force : From Pre-service Training to Retirement - Producing and Maintaining a High-quality, Efficient, and Motivated Workforce
World Bank - 2012
The report on the transforming Indonesia's teaching force is divided in two volumes. The executive summary is the first volume of a two-volume comprehensive report on teacher management in Indonesia. This volume summarizes the key findings of the detailed technical analysis in volume two, but...
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Growing old in an older Brazil : implications of population ageing on growth, poverty, public finance and service delivery
Gragnolati, Michele (contributor) - 2011
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