UID:
almafu_9958115896502883
Format:
xviii, 247 pages :
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illustrations ;
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27 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8213-7439-7
Series Statement:
WBI development studies
Content:
The research presented in this volume explains how well-educated workers can interact with physical capital inputs to innovate and add value to processes, products and services, ultimately creating a multiplier-effect on macroeconomic growth. It fills a significant gap in the existing literature by providing a detailed map of the relationship between microeconomic inputs such as health and education services and macroeconomic outputs such as growth. Grounded in economic theory and backed by economic analysis, Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness makes a compelling argument that human c
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Brazil's Growth and Performance in a Global Context; CHAPTER 2 Behind Brazil's Slow Growth; CHAPTER 3 Defining Innovation; CHAPTER 4 Assessing Innovation at the National Level; CHAPTER 5 Firm-Level Innovation; CHAPTER 6 Human Capital for Innovationand Growth; CHAPTER 7 How Brazil Can Foster Innovation; CHAPTER 8 From Analysis to Action; APPENDIX A Findings from the PINTEC Database
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APPENDIX B Econometric Analysis of the Relationship among R&D, Innovation, and Productivity Using ICS Data for Firm-Level Analysis APPENDIX C Assessing Partial Effects of Firm Size Associated with Partial Effects in Explanatory Variables; APPENDIX D The Primary and Secondary Education Systems; APPENDIX E The Tertiary Education System and AdvancedOut-of-School Training; APPENDIX F The Demographic Window of Opportunity; Notes; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7438-9
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7438-2
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