Skill Formation And Globalization
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780754619871
Subjects: Development studies; Globalization; Labour economics; Skilled labor; Labor & Industrial Relations - General; Effect of education on; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Politics/International Relations; Labor supply; Labor; Development - Business Development; Case studies; Government policy; Occupational training
First sentence: A general consensus has developed amongst academics and policy makers that all countries face similar global challenges, including: the liberalization of markets, the formation of new trading agreements, rapid innovations in technology, particularly in relation to telecommunications and the importance of knowledge to a country's competitive advantage.