Accelerating catch-up : tertiary education for growth in SSA / AFTHD (World Bank), DECRG (World Bank).

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: World Bank. AFTHD, World Bank. DECRG
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 180 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-157) and index.
ISBN:9780821377390
0821377396
0821377388
9780821377383
1281845949
9781281845948
9786611845940
6611845941
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.