Skills, not just Diplomas

by Mamta Murthi and Lars Sondergaard

Future growth in the countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) will increasingly depend on innovation. And innovation requires skills. This makes it important, as countries plan for recovery, to undertake reforms to reduce the skills shortages that the previous growth episode exposed. Education systems have a very important role to play in creating the right skills. But education systems in the region fall short of the demands of their economies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821380966
• ISBN13: 9780821380963
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"