| Are Skills the Answer?: The Political Economy of Skill Creation in Advanced Industrial Countries Contributor(s): Crouch, Colin (Author), Finegold, David (Author), Sako, Mari (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198294387 ISBN-13: 9780198294382 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $256.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: While the acquisition of skills has become a major public need, there is increasing dependence for their provision on individual firms. These firms can have no responsibility for general needs with government action being restricted to residual care for the unemployed rather than contributing at the leading edge of advanced skills policy. The authors argue that public agencies must find new ways of working with the business sector, acquiring expertise and authority through such means as supporting skills standards and taking the lead in the certification of employers as trainers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
| Dewey: 331.259 |
| LCCN: 98-8569 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.30 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While the acquisition of skills has become a major public need, there is increasing dependence for their provision on individual firms. These firms can have no responsibility for general needs with government action being restricted to residual care for the unemployed rather than contributing at the leading edge of advanced skills policy. The authors argue that public agencies must find new ways of working with the business sector, acquiring expertise and authority through such means as supporting skills standards and taking the lead in the certification of employers as trainers. |