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High Skills
Globalization, Competitiveness, and Skill Formation
Phillip Brown, Andy Green, and Hugh Lauder
320 pages
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figures and tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-924418-8
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Hardback
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27 September 2001
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- An original contribution to the study of globalization, economic competitiveness, and skill formation
- A pioneering work in a relatively new area
- Interdisciplinary and comparative in its approach, covering Europe, North America, and Asia
Economic globalization has led to intense debates about the competitiveness of nations. Prosperity, social justice, and welfare are now seen to depend on the creation of a 'high skilled' workforce. This international consensus around high skills has led recent American presidents to claim themselves 'education presidents' and in Britain, Tony Blair has announced that 'talent is 21st-century wealth'.
This view of knowledge-driven capitalism has led all the developed economies to increase numbers of highly-trained people in preparation for technical, professional, and managerial employment. But it also
harbours the view that what we regard as a 'skilled' worker is being transformed. The pace of technological innovation, corporate restructuring, and the changing nature of work require a new configuration of skills described in the language of creativity, teamwork, employability, self-management, and lifelong learning.
But is this optimistic account of a future of high-skilled work for all justified? This book draws on the findings of a major international comparative study of national routes to a 'high skills' economy in Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States, and includes data from interviews with over 250 key stakeholders.
It is the first book to offer a comparative examination of 'high skill' policies — a topic of
major public debate that is destined to become of even greater importance in all the developed economies in the early decades of the twenty-first century.Readership: Academics and students in the areas of business and management, education, sociology, and economics; Policy makers and other practitioners interested in the developing economic trends.
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Phillip Brown, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Andy Green, Professor of Education, Lifelong Learning, London University Institute of Education, and Hugh Lauder, Professor in the Department of Education, University of Bath Contributors:
Phillip Brown
Andy Green and Akiko Sakamoto
Hugh Lauder
Hugh Lauder (with Yadollah Mehralizadeh)
Phillip Brown
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"... the analytical framework is extremely useful and can be of help in other national contexts." - Journal of Education and Work "The book's strength lies in its comparative focus on a select sample of economies from the advanced and rapidly developing East-Asian economies of the world." - Journal of Education and Work "... an impressive consolidation of previous work done by the three writers on 'high skills' ... makes a very valuable contribution." - Journal of Education and Work "Welcome addition to the literature on educational opportunity and skills." - Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning (Online Journal)
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1.: Phillip Brown: Skill Formation in the Twenty-First Century
2.: Andy Green and Akiko Sakamoto: Models of High Skills in National Competition Strategies
3.: Hugh Lauder: Innovation, Skill Diffusion, and Social Exclusion
4.: Hugh Lauder (with Yadollah Mehralizadeh): Globalization, Skill, and the Labour Market
5.: Phillip Brown: Globalization and the Political Economy of High Skills
Appendix 1: List of Organizations Interviewed
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