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| | by Alberto Rodriguez , Carl Dahlman , |
| | Jamil Salmi |
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| | Brazil is the world?s largest |
| | exporter of coffee, sugar, cane-based |
| | ethanol, orange juice, and iron ore. |
| | Yet over the past 10 years, its |
| | economy has grown an average of only |
| | 2.5 percent per year. The question |
| | increasingly being asked is, How can |
| | Brazil improve its competitiveness in |
| | the global economy? |
| | |
| | Knowledge and Innovation for |
| | Competitiveness in Brazil makes a |
| | compelling argument that, in a global |
| | economy that is increasingly |
| | knowledge driven, human capital is |
| | key to growth. The book supports this |
| | argument by mapping the relationship |
| | between microeconomic inputs, such as |
| | education services, and macroeconomic |
| | outputs, such as growth. It then goes |
| | on to recommend specific steps that |
| | can be taken to foster innovation and |
| | competitiveness. |
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| | For more information about the book |
| | or to order it online, please click |
| | here |
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 pm
World Bank J Building
Auditorium J1-050
701 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC
MODERATED BY
Bruno Laporte
Manager, WBI, World Bank
PRESENTED BY LEAD AUTHOR
Alberto Rodriguez
Lead Education Specialist, World Bank
DISCUSSED BY
Ariel Fiszbein
Chief Economist, Human Development Network
John Briscoe
Country Director, Brazil
Vinod Thomas
Director General, Independent Evaluation Group
Robin Horn
Education Sector Manager, Human Development Network
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