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Remarks at Education Conference, Brussels, May 2, 2007
Wolfowitz, Paul - 2007
Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, spoke about Education for All being at the forefront of the development agenda. He spoke about four pillars to improve the education: (i) More aid: Education for all; (ii) Better aid: Quality of education that ensure the financial resources to align...
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Kultur - ein Standortfaktor in Problemregionen?
Hummel, Marlies - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 45 (1992) 30, pp. 08-11
Die Kultur verdient nicht nur aus gesamtwirtschaftlicher, sondern auch aus regionalwirtschaftlicher Sicht besondere Beachtung. Sie schafft unmittelbar Einkommen und Beschäftigung, trägt aber auch zum Image einer Region bei. Umfragen haben gezeigt, daß für die Ansiedlung von Unternehmen neben...
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Sachsen im europäischen Standortwettbewerb
Oppenländer, Karl H. - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 46 (1993) 30, pp. 12-16
Als "Pluspunkte" Sachsens hob Prof. Dr. Oppenländer die "Dichte der Wissenschafts- und beruflichen Bildungseinrichtungen", die "Verfügbarkeit qualifizierter Arbeitskräfte" sowie die "Zugriffsmöglichkeiten auf produktionsnahe Dienste" hervor. Zu den Schwachstellen gehörten noch die sog....
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Critical Connections : Promoting Economic Growth and Resilience in Europe and Central Asia
Gould, David Michael - 2018
growth in the Europe and Central Asia region. The study breaks new ground by using a multidimensional approach that … critical for achieving the greatest impact on growth.Europe and Central Asia provides a great laboratory for observing the role … within the Europe and Central Asia region and globally. The message is timely. Europe's once-confident march toward economic …
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Toward a New Social Contract : Taking on Distributional Tensions in Europe and Central Asia
Bussolo, Maurizio - 2009
The growing economic fissures in the societies of Europe and Central Asia between generations, between insiders and …
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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, April 2019 : Financial Inclusion
2019
With slowing global growth and increasing uncertainty clouding the global economic prospects,the Europe and Central …
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Belt and road economics : opportunities and risks of transport corridors
Ruta, Michele; Dappe, Matías Herrera; Lall, Somik V.; … - Weltbank - 2019
"China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 to improve connectivity and cooperation on a transcontinental scale. This study, by a team of World Bank Group economists led by Michele Ruta, analyzes the economics of the initiative. It assesses the connectivity gaps between economies along...
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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2020 : Fighting COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2020
dimensions to make it more relevant for countries in Europe and Central Asia. First, the extension includes quality …
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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Fall 2020 : COVID-19 and Human Capital
The World Bank - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit human capital directly in Europe and Central Asia, adversely affecting both education and …
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Cities in Europe and Central Asia : A Shifting Story of Urban Growth and Decline
Zhukova, Sofia - 2017
This report is organized in four sections. Section one provides an overview of the context in which many ECA cities consolidated. This section includes a review of the key factors that shaped the urban systems of ECA, including a discussion of the implication of urbanizing under planned...
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