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1997

Human resources, training, qualifications and skills play an essential part in the development of regional economies. The notion of "learning" regions which has now become self-evident has yet to be translated into practice: but under which conditions and what are the priorities? This...

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Investing in the skills of adult immigrants

OECD - 2019

Lifelong learning is especially important for immigrants, who are often at a disadvantage in terms of the languages and skills that are valued in the labour market of their host country. Yet foreign-born adults are less likely to participate in training than native-born ones, and face higher...

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Human capital investment : an international comparison

Healy, Tom (contributor) - 1998

and Measurement of Human Capital. - 2. Measuring the Stock of Human Capital. - 3. Investment in Human Capital. - 4 … Methoden zur Messung des Humankapitals, untersucht und vergleicht den Wert des Humankapitals sowie die Kosten und den Ertrag …. Returns to Investment in Human Capital. - 5. Improving the Knowledge Base: Indicators, Data and Research Needs. - 6. Human …

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Emerging Africa

Berthélemy, Jean-Claude; Salmon, Jean-Michel; … - 2002

Emerging Africa is based on the fundamental conviction that, unless growth resumes, poverty cannot be reduced in the least developed countries. This study analyses the factors underlying the renewed dynamism of certain African economies in the 1990s. Several countries are, indeed, trying to meet...