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Abstract: The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Education & Skills with this publication offers the latest thinking on the critical importance of education and highlights what can be done to ensure that all people around the world can benefit. To this end, the book critically reviews existing and new ideas, perspectives and frameworks on education through relevant analyses and case studies. It explores the full array of social benefits of different programmes and interventions and ...; [Read more...] The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Education & Skills with this publication offers the latest thinking on the critical importance of education and highlights what can be done to ensure that all people around the world can benefit. To this end, the book critically reviews existing and new ideas, perspectives and frameworks on education through relevant analyses and case studies. It explores the full array of social benefits of different programmes and interventions and related evidence of return on investment. The real value-added is on conceptualizing and describing innovative, plausible, scalable, compelling and high-impact solutions that will improve access to education, strengthen educational quality, improve workers’ skills and increase equity – across income level, gender and other demographic subgroups. At the same time, the book tries to shine a light on the relevance of education and training to the labour market and the need to facilitate school-to-work transitions. In pursuing these goals, it takes a lifecycle approach, examining the full range of educational experiences – from pre-primary education to postgraduate training to worker education and training to mature worker reskilling. This vast educational experience can occur in both formal educational settings and informal systems. This book also can contribute to decision-making and research by presenting an accessible and up-to-date compilation of quantitative and qualitative education data across countries.

Il report del Global Agenda Council on Education & Skills, promosso dal World Economic Forum, riflette sull'importanza fondamentale dell'istruzione, mettendo in evidenza cosa può essere fatto per garantire che le persone di tutto il mondo possano trarre i benefici che derivano dall’istruzione. In tale contesto, lo studio passa in rassegna criticamente le idee nuove e quelle preesistenti, le prospettive e gli schemi educativi avvalendosi di analisi rilevanti e studi di caso. Viene analizzata l'intera gamma dei benefici sociali derivanti dai diversi programmi ed interventi, fornendo anche evidenze e testimonianze sul “ritorno” degli investimenti in educazione. Il vero valore aggiunto sta nella concettualizzazione e descrizione di soluzioni innovative, plausibili, replicabili e di grande impatto in grado di migliorare l'accesso all'istruzione, rafforzare la qualità dell’educazione, migliorare le competenze dei lavoratori ed aumentare l’equità a tutti i livelli (reddituali, di genere, etc) . Il rapporto si focalizza, inoltre, sul grado di rispondenza dei sistemi educativi (istruzione e formazione) alle esigenze del mercato del lavoro e sulla necessità di facilitare le transizioni scuola-lavoro. Per raggiungere questi obiettivi, l’approccio operativo deve considerare l’intero ciclo di vita, ovvero tutta la gamma di esperienze educative, dall’istruzione pre-primaria alla formazione post accademica, fino a ricomprendere la formazione sul lavoro e la riqualificazione dei lavoratori anziani. Senza trascurare che questa vasta esperienza educativa può verificarsi sia in contesti educativi formali che in sistemi informali. In conclusione, il rapporto si propone anche di contribuire al processo decisionale e di ricerca presentando una serie accessibile e aggiornata di dati quantitativi e qualitativi relativi ai sistemi educativi nei diversi paesi.

Abstract: This book shows why addressing fragility and conflict is vital for poverty goals and charts directions for action. It presents new estimates of welfare in FCS, filling gaps in previous knowledge, and analyzes the multidimensional nature of poverty in these settings. It shows that data deprivation in FCS has prevented an accurate global picture of fragility, poverty, and their interactions, and it explains how innovative new measurement strategies are tackling these challenges. The book ...; [Read more...] This book shows why addressing fragility and conflict is vital for poverty goals and charts directions for action. It presents new estimates of welfare in FCS, filling gaps in previous knowledge, and analyzes the multidimensional nature of poverty in these settings. It shows that data deprivation in FCS has prevented an accurate global picture of fragility, poverty, and their interactions, and it explains how innovative new measurement strategies are tackling these challenges. The book discusses the long-term consequences of conflict and introduces a data-driven classification of countries by fragility profile, showing opportunities for tailored policy interventions and the need for monitoring multiple markers of fragility. The book strengthens understanding of what poverty reduction in FCS will require and what it can achieve.

Abstract: The Education Strategy 2020 sets the goal of achieving Learning for All. Learning for All means ensuring that all children and youth - not just the most privileged or the smartest - can not only go to school, but also acquire the knowledge and skills that they need to lead healthy, productive lives and secure meaningful employment. The three pillars of our strategy are: invest early, invest smartly, invest for all. This strategy reflects the best insights and knowledge of what works in ...; [Read more...] The Education Strategy 2020 sets the goal of achieving Learning for All. Learning for All means ensuring that all children and youth - not just the most privileged or the smartest - can not only go to school, but also acquire the knowledge and skills that they need to lead healthy, productive lives and secure meaningful employment. The three pillars of our strategy are: invest early, invest smartly, invest for all. This strategy reflects the best insights and knowledge of what works in education, gleaned from our worldwide consultations with governments, teachers, students, parents, civil society, and development partners in over 100 countries.

Abstract: It is a quick reference tool for users interested in gender statistics. It presents sex-disaggregated data for more than 200 countries in a straightforward, country-by-country reference on education, health, access to economic opportunities, and public life and decision making. Summary pages that cover regional and income group aggregates are also included.

Abstract: The “New Structural Economics” presented in this book is an attempt to set out a wave of development thinking which, taking into account the lessons learned from the growth successes and failures of the last decades, advances a neoclassical approach to study the determinants and dynamics of economic structure. It postulates that the economic structure of an economy is endogenous to its factor endowment structure and that sustained economic development is driven by changes in factor end ...; [Read more...] The “New Structural Economics” presented in this book is an attempt to set out a wave of development thinking which, taking into account the lessons learned from the growth successes and failures of the last decades, advances a neoclassical approach to study the determinants and dynamics of economic structure. It postulates that the economic structure of an economy is endogenous to its factor endowment structure and that sustained economic development is driven by changes in factor endowments and continuous technological innovation. The factor endowments in a country are given at any specific time and changeable over time. A country’s comparative advantages and thus its optimal industrial structure are determined by its factor endowments.

Abstract: Meeting at the Toronto Summit during June 26-27, 2010, the assembled leaders of the Group of Twenty tasked the OECD, the ILO, World Bank, and the WTO as follows: open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation, and in achieving goals under the G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth. The present document is submitted in fulfilment of that mandate and is the product of close collaboration between the four international organisations, and draws u ...; [Read more...] Meeting at the Toronto Summit during June 26-27, 2010, the assembled leaders of the Group of Twenty tasked the OECD, the ILO, World Bank, and the WTO as follows: open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation, and in achieving goals under the G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth. The present document is submitted in fulfilment of that mandate and is the product of close collaboration between the four international organisations, and draws upon the latest research.

Abstract: The lives of women around the world have improved dramatically, at a pace and scope difficult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and access to jobs and livelihoods. Despite the progress, gaps remain in many areas. Building on a growing body of knowledge on the economics of gender equality and development, the Report identifi es the areas where gender gaps are most significant — both intrinsically and in terms of their potenti ...; [Read more...] The lives of women around the world have improved dramatically, at a pace and scope difficult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and access to jobs and livelihoods. Despite the progress, gaps remain in many areas. Building on a growing body of knowledge on the economics of gender equality and development, the Report identifi es the areas where gender gaps are most significant — both intrinsically and in terms of their potential development payoff — and where growth alone cannot solve the issues. It then sets forth four priorities for public action: reducing excess female mortality and closing education gaps where they remain; improving access to economic opportunities for women; increasing women’s voice and agency in the household and in society; limiting the reproduction of gender inequality across generations. Policies need to focus on the underlying determinants of gender gaps in each priority area. While domestic policies are central to reducing gender inequalities, development partners should focus on complementing these efforts in each of the four priority areas, and on supporting evidence-based public action through better data, evaluation, and learning. This will require a mix of more funding, efforts to foster innovation and learning, and broader partnerships. The funding should be directed particularly to supporting the poorest countries in reducing excess female mortality and gender gaps in education. Investments are needed to improve the availability of better gender-disaggregated data and support more experimentation and systematic evaluation. And the partnerships should involve the private sector, development agencies, and civil society organizations