Ashton / Green / James Education and Training for Development in East Asia

The Political Economy of Skill Formation in Newly Industrialised Economies
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-134-67714-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ashton, David

Green, Francis

James, Donna

Sung, Johnny

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables.

Acknowledgements.

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations.

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

Appendix: List of Authorities Consulted.

Bibliography.