Accelerating Catch-up

Tertiary Education for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Pages: 180
• ISBN_10: 0821377396
  ISBN_13: 9780821377390
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Higher , Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development ,

Description:... Sub-Saharan Africa has recently enjoyed a surge in economic growth due to the rising prices of its commodities and natural resources. To sustain this growth in the face of intensifying global competition, African countries may wish to align their tertiary education and research systems more closely to national economic development based on a deepening of technological capabilities and local labor markets. This will require governments and societies to make strategic choices and targeted investments in specific types of training, specific disciplinary areas, and specific institutions. The succe.