David Ashton, Francis Green, Donna James

Education and Training for Development in East Asia

The Political Economy of Skill Formation in Newly Industrialised Economies

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Produktbeschreibung

The East Asian miracle, or its supposed demise, is always news. The Four Tiger economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea have experienced some of the fastest rates of economic growth ever achieved. This book provides the first detailed analysis of the development of education and training systems in Asia, and the relationship with the process of economic growth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780415181266
• ISBN-10: 0415181267
• Artikelnr.: 22281629

Autorenporträt

David Ashton is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester., Francis Green is Professor of Economics at the University of Kent at Canterbury. David Ashton and Francis Green are authors of Education, Training and the Global Economy., Donna James is Research Manager at Wakefield Training and Enterprise Council., Johnny Sung is Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2 The Developmental State and the Education and Training System
Chapter 3 Singapore
Chapter 4 South Korea
Chapter 5 Taiwan
Chapter 6 Hong Kong
Chapter 7 Is There a 'Four Tigers' Model of Skill Formation?
Chapter 8 On the Diffusion of the Model