
Economic Growth and Higher Education Policies in Brazil
Author(s) -
Simón Schwartzman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2012.67.8612
Subject(s) - higher education , economic growth , development economics , economics , political science
The relationship between economic growth and higher education in Brazil is discussed in this article. Although Brazil's higher education system is relatively new, it has developed rapidly. In general, however, it has not contributed directly to economic development yet despite some important counter examples.