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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX GENDER EDUCATION HEALTH UNDERNUTRITION STUNTING MALNUTRITION MORTALITY SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHER TRAINING LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT ASSESSMENT GENDER EQUITY TERTIARY EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143181572442172220/Realizing-the-Promise-and-Potential-of-Human-Capital http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32800

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spelling	okr-10986-328002021-05-25T09:30:11Z Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital World Bank HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX GENDER EDUCATION HEALTH UNDERNUTRITION STUNTING MALNUTRITION MORTALITY SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHER TRAINING LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT ASSESSMENT GENDER EQUITY TERTIARY EDUCATION 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. 2019-12-06T15:59:05Z 2019-12-06T15:59:05Z 2019-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143181572442172220/Realizing-the-Promise-and-Potential-of-Human-Capital http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32800 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic	HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX GENDER EDUCATION HEALTH UNDERNUTRITION STUNTING MALNUTRITION MORTALITY SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHER TRAINING LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT ASSESSMENT GENDER EQUITY TERTIARY EDUCATION
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description	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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title	Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital
title_short	Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital
title_full	Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital
title_fullStr	Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital
title_full_unstemmed	Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital
title_sort	sri lanka human capital development : realizing the promise and potential of human capital
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143181572442172220/Realizing-the-Promise-and-Potential-of-Human-Capital http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32800
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