a ISBN 978-08-2136751-3

a ISBN 0-8213-6751-X

a Original cataloging agency

a Classification number LC1085

b Item number .H683 2007

a Title How universities promote economic growth /

c Statement of responsibility, etc editors, Shahid Yusuf, Kaoru Nabeshima.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Washington, D.C. :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc World Bank,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007.

a Extent xxiv, 286 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 23 cm.

a Series statement Directions in development.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Summary, etc With the competitiveness of firms in an open and integrated world environment increasingly reliant on technological capability, universities are being asked to take on a growing role in stimulating economic growth. Beyond imparting education, they are now viewed as sources of industrially valuable technical skills, innovations, and entrepreneurship. Developed and developing countries alike have made it a priority to realize this potential of universities to spur growth, a strategy that calls for coordinated policy actions.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Academicindustrial collaboration

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Business and education

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Universities and colleges

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education Higher

a Personal name Yusuf Shahid

d Dates associated with a name 1949

a Personal name Nabeshima Kaoru

a Uniform title Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).