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"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...
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Human Capital Over the Life Cycle synthesises comparative research on the processes of human capital formation in the areas of education and training in Europe, in relation to the labour market. The book proposes that one of the most important challenges faced by Europe today is to understand...
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Unemployment in Asia: A Contrast Between India and the Philippines', Philippine Economic Journal, 11 (1), September, 33-57 -- Barry …
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During the past two centuries, major technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine and electricity have acted as the catalysts for growth and have resulted in a marked increase in material well-being. The dominant technology today - information and communication technology (ICT) - does...
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Despite increasing research efforts, there is still much confusion regarding the nature and contribution of the most intangible forms of capital. This book develops a comprehensive and unifying conception of intangible capital in order to understand its role with respect to economic growth,...
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Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...
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The economic power of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) is rapidly increasing, changing the landscape of global …
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India is about to catch up with China and become another Asian miracle economy. Economic Reform in China and India examines …
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globalization. It shows how the generation and circulation of intellectual capital in the US and India in ICT have led to greater … productivity in the US while facilitating the economic development of India. Most industrialized nations now see the vast … intellectual capital-based services that India provides at extremely competitive rates as key to their own national competitiveness …
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European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised …. India -- 7. Islamic statecraft and the Middle East's delayed modernization …
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