Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance

This Approach Paper considers the role of public finance to build, protect and utilize human capital as countries seek to recover from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and lay a foundation for inclusive, resilient and sustainable development. The...

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spelling okr-10986-358402021-11-06T05:10:32Z Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance World Bank HUMAN CAPITAL PUBLIC FINANCE EDUCATION EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IMPACT TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING FISCAL POLICY This Approach Paper considers the role of public finance to build, protect and utilize human capital as countries seek to recover from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and lay a foundation for inclusive, resilient and sustainable development. The paper defines the problem in relation to human capital outcomes amid the COVID-19 crisis and outlines three areas for action: policy priorities, governance, and fiscal space for building and utilizing human capital. The paper highlights recent innovations and illustrates actionable steps for the short term as well as directions for the longer term, by country context, with the overarching objective of supporting a resilient recovery. 2021-06-28T17:24:22Z 2021-06-28T17:24:22Z 2021-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/165301624656507352/Investing-in-Human-Capital-for-a-Resilient-Recovery-The-Role-of-Public-Finance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35840 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
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topic HUMAN CAPITAL
PUBLIC FINANCE
EDUCATION
EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
FISCAL POLICY
spellingShingle HUMAN CAPITAL
PUBLIC FINANCE
EDUCATION
EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
FISCAL POLICY
World Bank
Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance
description This Approach Paper considers the role of public finance to build, protect and utilize human capital as countries seek to recover from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and lay a foundation for inclusive, resilient and sustainable development. The paper defines the problem in relation to human capital outcomes amid the COVID-19 crisis and outlines three areas for action: policy priorities, governance, and fiscal space for building and utilizing human capital. The paper highlights recent innovations and illustrates actionable steps for the short term as well as directions for the longer term, by country context, with the overarching objective of supporting a resilient recovery.
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author World Bank
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title Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance
title_short Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance
title_full Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance
title_fullStr Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance
title_full_unstemmed Investing in Human Capital for a Resilient Recovery : The Role of Public Finance
title_sort investing in human capital for a resilient recovery : the role of public finance
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/165301624656507352/Investing-in-Human-Capital-for-a-Resilient-Recovery-The-Role-of-Public-Finance
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