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Education 3.0: Facing the Challenge of Human Capital Building in Emerging Economies

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Educational systems in a large number of countries are facing a critical state of affairs in many aspects. Poor-quality schools, persistent social inequality, and local administrations that struggle to stretch their funds in the most efficient way possible mean that large chunks of our student-age population receive insufficient education — if not drop out.

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  1. Gabriel Sanchez Zinny
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Florida International University, USA

    Jerry Haar (Professor of Management and International Business, senior research fellow, Global Fellow) (Professor of Management and International Business, senior research fellow, Global Fellow)

  2. McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, USA

    Jerry Haar (Professor of Management and International Business, senior research fellow, Global Fellow) & Ricardo Ernst (Professor of Operations and Global Logistics, Managing Director of the Global Business Initiative, Managing Director of the Latin American Board, and former Deputy Dean) (Professor of Management and International Business, senior research fellow, Global Fellow) &  (Professor of Operations and Global Logistics, Managing Director of the Global Business Initiative, Managing Director of the Latin American Board, and former Deputy Dean)

  3. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA

    Jerry Haar (Professor of Management and International Business, senior research fellow, Global Fellow) (Professor of Management and International Business, senior research fellow, Global Fellow)

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Zinny, G.S. (2016). Education 3.0: Facing the Challenge of Human Capital Building in Emerging Economies. In: Haar, J., Ernst, R. (eds) Innovation in Emerging Markets. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137480293_12

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