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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465083203321

Titolo

Workforce development and skill formation in Asia / / edited by John Benson, Howard Gospel and Ying Zhu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-04477-5

0-203-69421-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; ; 118

Altri autori (Persone)

BensonJohn <1948->

GospelHoward F

ZhuYing <1961->

Disciplina

331.25/92095

Soggetti

Occupational training - Asia

Skilled labor - Training of - Asia

Labor supply - Asia

Labor and globalization - Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Workforce development in Asia / John Benson, Howard Gospel and Ying Zhu -- Workforce development in theory and practice / Howard Gospel -- Workforce development in Japan / John Benson -- Workforce development in South Korea / Chris Rowley and Kil-Sang Yoo -- Workforce development in Singapore / Chris Leggett -- Workforce development in Hong Kong / Sek Hong Ng and Olivia Ip -- Workforce development in China / Ying Zhu and Malcolm Warner -- Workforce development in Taiwan / Ying Zhu and Malcolm Warner -- Workforce development in India / Debashish Bhattacherjee and Errol D'Souza -- Workforce development in Malaysia / Nagiah Ramasamy and Chris Rowley -- Workforce development in Asia : a comparative analysis / Ying Zhu, John Benson and Howard Gospel.

Sommario/riassunto

"Asia has undergone rapid transformation over the past several decades as many countries have embraced new technologies and the processes of globalisation. Focusing on a number of developed and developing Asian economies, this book explores the dynamics of



workforce development and skill formation, and considers questions of both skills shortages and skills gaps"--