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Format: pages cm.

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-49174-5 , 9786613491749 , 0-8213-8925-4

Series Statement: World Bank e-Library.

Content: Countries worldwide are struggling to imitate the industrial prowess of the East Asian pacesetters, but growth accelerations have proven remarkably transient. Building a portfolio of tradable goods and services and steadily raising the level of investment in these activities, has generally defied the best policy efforts - in particular, bringing investment ratios on par with East Asian averages has presented the greatest challenge. Hence the search is on for growth recipes not so tightly bound to investment, to manufacturing activities, and to the export of manufactured products. In casting

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Looking for Growth; Growth: The Stylized Facts; Hunting for Quarks; Looking at the "Sifire" Family of Models; References; Chapter 2. How Sifire Compressed Development; Globalization: The Vital Backdrop; Old Light; Crises and Consequences; Investing in Growth; Learning and Innovation; Creative Cities; What Sifire Got Right; References; Chapter 3. Elements of a Learning Economy; Changes in Economic Structure; The Rise of High-Tech Exports; Education Sector: An Overview; Innovation Capabilities , Innovation Facilitator Concluding Observations; References; Chapter 4. Governance and Growth; Coordinators; Institutions for Growth; Power of Urban Networks; References; Chapter 5. Delivering Quality Education; The Power of Quality Education; Vocational Training; Sustaining Consistent Performance; Starting Almost from Scratch: What It Takes; References; Chapter 6. The Message from Sifire; Pragmatic Governance; Leveraging Global Markets and General-Purpose Technologies; Updating the Sifire Experience; Quality of Human Capital; Implications for African Countries; References; Appendix A , Appendix B Index; Figures; 1.1 Sources of Economic Growth by Region, 1989-95 and 1995-2003; 1.2 Percentage Point Contribution of Real Net Exports to GDP Growth in Asia, 1995-2000 and 2000-06; 3.1 Finland's Industrial Composition, 1970-2007; 3.2 Ireland's Industrial Composition, 1970-2007; 3.3 Singapore's Industrial Composition, 1970-2007; 3.4 Finland's Composition of Exports by Technology Class, 1970 and 2000; 3.5 Ireland's Composition of Exports by Technology Class, 1970 and 2000; 3.6 Singapore's Composition of Exports by Technology Class, 1970 and 2000 , 3.7 Average Years of Schooling for People 15-Years-Old and Above, 1960-2000 3.8 Public Expenditure per Student; 3.9 Composition of Graduates in Finland, Tertiary Education, 1981-99; 3.10 Openness to Trade, 2001-08; 3.11 Imports of Goods and Services, 2001-08; 3.12 Net Foreign Direct Investment Flows, 1980-2008; 3.13 Royalty Payments, 1975-2007; 3.14 Royalty Payments as Share of GDP, 1975-2007; 4.1 Finnish Innovation System: Organizations and Coordination; 4.2 Irish Science and Technology Structure; 4.3 The EDB Network; Tables; 1.1 Average Annual GDP Growth, 1995-2001 and 2002-08 , 1.2 Average GDP Per Capita, 1995-2001 and 2002-08 1.3 Average Share of Global GDP, 1995-2001 and 2002-08; 1.4 African Growth by Sector, 2002-07; 1.5 Contribution of Capital, Labor, and TFP to World Growth; 1.6 Population of the Sifire Group, 1985 and 2008; 1.7 GDP Per Capita of the Sifire Group, 1985 and 2008; 1.8 Average Annual GDP Growth of the Sifire Group, 1985-2008; 1.9 IMD World Competitiveness Rankings of the Sifire Group, 1989 and 1992; 1.10 World Economic Forum and IMD Competitiveness Rankings of the Sifire Group, 2003; 3.1 Finland's Top 10 Exports in 1970, by Value , 3.2 Finland's Top 10 Exports in 2000, by Value , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8213-8846-0

Language: English