The deftly written surveys – prepared to a common format – successfully overcome the compartmentalisation of modern economics and present an overview of different areas that will be widely welcomed both by the specialist and the student alike. A major objective of the book is to present...

Increasing international competition has put improvements in vocational training at the top of many nations’ political agendas. This important book explores the economic analysis of training and relates it to the differing systems found in Western Europe and the United States.