Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital
Human capital is a central determinant of economic well-being and social advancement in the modern world economy. The concept of human capital covers the knowledge, skills, nutrition, and health that people accumulate over their lives, enabling the...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143181572442172220/Realizing-the-Promise-and-Potential-of-Human-Capital http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32800 |
| Summary: | Human capital is a central determinant
of economic well-being and social advancement in the modern
world economy. The concept of human capital covers the
knowledge, skills, nutrition, and health that people
accumulate over their lives, enabling them to realize their
potential as productive members of society. This Sri Lanka
human capital report has several objectives. First, the
report serves as a vehicle to explain the Human Capital
Project (HCP) and Human Capital Index (HCI) to an audience
of national and provincial policy makers and technocrats,
and academics and researchers. Second, the report analyzes
the main achievements and challenges in human capital
development in the context of the World Bank’s HCP, with a
special focus on the variables covered in the HCI. Third,
the report applies the HCI to an analysis of regional
variations in human capital in Sri Lanka. Fourth, the report
presents policy and program options for Sri Lanka to combat
the main challenges identified in the analysis of the HCI
variables. Fifth, some strategic options broader than the
HCI but within the scope of the HCP are discussed. |
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