1st Edition

Education and Training for Development in East Asia The Political Economy of Skill Formation in Newly Industrialised Economies

    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.

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

    Biography

    David Ashton is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester.,
    Francis Green is Professor of Economics at the University of Kent at Canterbury. David Ashton and Francis Green are authors of Education, Training and the Global Economy.,
    Donna James is Research Manager at Wakefield Training and Enterprise Council.,
    Johnny Sung is Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester.