Closing the Gap in Education and Technology

by David de Ferranti and Ana M. Revenga

The fundamental elements to unlocking the potential of technology to speed up economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are investing in education, opening up new technologies through foreign trade and investment, and encouraging private sector research and development. 'Closing the Gap in Education and Technology' advises Latin American and Caribbean governments to address the region's deficits in skills and technology, and thereby...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821351729
• ISBN13: 9780821351727
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"