Merve Sancak

Global Production, National Institutions, and Skill Formation

The Political Economy of Training and Employment in Auto Parts Suppliers from Mexico and Turkey

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Produktbeschreibung

Many middle-income countries face the danger of remaining in the 'middle-income trap' unless they shift to higher value-added activities that require advanced skills. This book examines the skill and training systems of auto parts producers in Mexico and Turkey and the implications of skilling practices for these nations' development prospects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780198860655
• ISBN-10: 019886065X
• Artikelnr.: 63736445

Autorenporträt

Merve Sancak is a Lecturer in the Institute for International Management at Loughborough University London. Her research sits between international political economy, comparative political economy, and economic sociology to understand capitalist societies in the context of globalization. More specifically, she is interested in understanding the intersections between global political and economic dynamics and national institutional structures, and the implications of these interactions for inclusive development.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* 2: The Theoretical Approach
* 3: The Auto Parts-Automotive Industry in Mexico and Turkey as the
Study Case
* 4: Patterns of Convergence: Global Auto Parts-Automotive Value Chains
and Suppliers' Skill Systems
* 5: Institutions of Skill Formation in Turkey: The Role of the State
* 6: Institutions of Skill Formation in Mexico: The Role of (Missing)
State
* 7: The Skilling Practices of Turkish AAI Firms and Their Outcomes for
Workers and Firms
* 8: Skilling Strategies and Outcomes of the Skill System in Mexico
* 9: Concluding remarks