Training for employment in Western Europe and the United States / J.R. Shackleton with Linda Clarke, Thomas Lange, and Siobhan Walsh.

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

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Main Author: Shackleton, J. R., 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, USA : E. Elgar, ©1995.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Training and the human capital model
  • 3. Criticisms of the human capital interpretation of training and some alternatives
  • 4. The political economy of training
  • 5. Vocational education and training in the USA: a patchwork
  • 6. Training and education in the United Kingdom: a system in transition
  • 7. Training in Germany: the best in Europe?
  • 8. Education and training in France: a heavily regulated system
  • 9. A broader perspective
  • 10. Education for work?
  • 11. Training for the unemployed
  • 12. Women and training
  • 13. Conclusions.