Knowledge for Inclusive Development
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Knowledge for Inclusive Development
By (Author) Pedro Conceio
Edited by David V. Gibson
Edited by Manuel V. Heitor
Edited by Giorgio Sirilli
Edited by Francisco Veloso
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th June 2002
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Development economics and emerging economies
Economic theory and philosophy
338.9
Physical Properties
Hardback
504
Description
The essays in this book examine the role of education and the university in economic development. It is the contension of the contributors that "knowledge"--ideas and skilled and educated people--are increasingly important for economic development. The need to promote "inclusive development"--the process of development that includes every citizen in any country--has become a wide-ranging problem.
Reviews
"We must encourage all the initiatives oriented towards the promotion of a climate conducive to innovation, in order to establish solid foundations to improve the competitiveness and productivity of Portuguese firms and organizations."-Jorge Sampaio President of Portugal
Author Bio
PEDRO CONCEICAO is with Portugal's Instituto Superior Tecnico and the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin. DAVID V. GIBSON is with the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin. MANUEL V. HEITOR is with the Instituto Superior Technico in Portugal. FRANCISCO VELOSO is with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
