Providing Skills for the Knowledge Economy : The World Bank in Tertiary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz B. ; Blom, Andreas ; Garcia, Patricia

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCREDITATION;    ADDITION;    AGE COHORT;    ALS;    CLIMATE;   

RP-ID  :  26906

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Knowledge based economies have anadvantage in today's liberalized global market. OECDcountries with extensive knowledge assets are able to driverapid technological progress and reap the benefits ineconomic growth and rising living standards. Yet, LatinAmerican and Caribbean (LAC) countries struggle to providetheir citizens with the educational levels and advancedskills needed to create and apply new knowledge. Recentempirical work by Sanchez-Paramo and Schady (2002) documentsa remarkable shift in labor demand towards advanced skillsin LAC countries. Producing skilled and knowledgeable peoplerequires a strong education system, including access to goodsecondary and tertiary education. This note providesinformation about World Bank assistance to LAC countries toincrease access to quality tertiary education.