03875oam 22007575 450 991081495090332120200520144314.00-8213-7439-710.1596/978-0-8213-7438-2(CKB)1000000000534560(EBL)459667(OCoLC)320325816(SSID)ssj0000087861(PQKBManifestationID)11981240(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087861(PQKBWorkID)10069667(PQKB)10674501(MiAaPQ)EBC459667(Au-PeEL)EBL459667(CaPaEBR)ebr10231588(The World Bank)213408587(The World Bank)ocn213408587(US-djbf)15219151(EXLCZ)99100000000053456020080314d2008 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierKnowledge and innovation for competitiveness in Brazil /Alberto Rodriguez; with Carl Dahlman and Jamil SalmiWashington, DC :World Bank,[2008]copyright 2008.xviii, 247 pages illustrations ;27 cmWBI development studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7438-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-238) and index.Contents; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Brazil's Growth and Performance in a Global Context; CHAPTER 2 Behind Brazil's Slow Growth; CHAPTER 3 Defining Innovation; CHAPTER 4 Assessing Innovation at the National Level; CHAPTER 5 Firm-Level Innovation; CHAPTER 6 Human Capital for Innovationand Growth; CHAPTER 7 How Brazil Can Foster Innovation; CHAPTER 8 From Analysis to Action; APPENDIX A Findings from the PINTEC DatabaseAPPENDIX B Econometric Analysis of the Relationship among R&D, Innovation, and Productivity Using ICS Data for Firm-Level Analysis APPENDIX C Assessing Partial Effects of Firm Size Associated with Partial Effects in Explanatory Variables; APPENDIX D The Primary and Secondary Education Systems; APPENDIX E The Tertiary Education System and AdvancedOut-of-School Training; APPENDIX F The Demographic Window of Opportunity; Notes; References; IndexThe research presented in this volume explains how well-educated workers can interact with physical capital inputs to innovate and add value to processes, products and services, ultimately creating a multiplier-effect on macroeconomic growth. It fills a significant gap in the existing literature by providing a detailed map of the relationship between microeconomic inputs such as health and education services and macroeconomic outputs such as growth. Grounded in economic theory and backed by economic analysis, Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness makes a compelling argument that human cWorld Bank e-Library.Technological innovationsBrazilLabor supplyEffect of technological innovations onBrazilHuman capitalBrazilBrazilEconomic policyTechnological innovationsLabor supplyEffect of technological innovations onHuman capital338/.0640981Rodriguez Alberto1965-1691662Dahlman Carl J.1950-1595312Salmi Jamil803005DLCDLCBAKERC#PBWXCDXBTCTAYDXCPDLCBOOK9910814950903321Knowledge and innovation for competitiveness in Brazil4068211UNINA