Competitiveness, Technology and Skills.

Autor/in	Lall, Sanjaya
Titel	Competitiveness, Technology and Skills.
Quelle	(2001), (509 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-84064-586-5
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Competition; Economic Change; Economic Development; Foreign Countries; Human Capital; Industrialization; International Trade; Job Skills; Labor Force Development; Lifelong Learning; National Programs; Postsecondary Education; Skill Development; Skilled Workers; Technological Advancement; Technology Education; Technology Transfer; Training Methods; Africa; Asia; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Malaysia; Philippines; Tanzania; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Wettkampf; Ökonomischer Wandel; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Ausland; Humankapital; Industrialisation; Industrialisierung; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitskräftebestand; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; nicht übertragen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Facharbeiter; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Technologietransfer; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Afrika; Asien; Deutschland; Indien; Indonesien; Kenia; Philippinen; Tansania
Abstract	This document examines competitiveness in the developing world. Chapters 1 through 3, which are largely conceptual, examine the following topics: the concept of competitiveness and why it is important; market-stimulating technology policies in developing countries, and the relationship between import liberalization and industrial performance. Chapter 4 discusses developing countries' recent performance in the area of manufactured exports, provides a comprehensive mapping of their competitiveness in technological terms, and identifies deficiencies in received trade theory in explaining the diversity and dynamism of exports by developing countries. Chapter 5 explores the skill needs of competitiveness and provides several useful indices of skill creation throughout the world. Chapter 6 presents a survey of the impact of multinational corporations on technology transfer to developing countries and export competitiveness in developing countries. Chapter 7 reviews the recent literature on technological capabilities and traces how Asia's newly industrializing economies have accumulated technological capabilities. Chapters 8 through 11 present case studies of the following countries and issues: (1) India's manufactured exports; (2) competitiveness challenges in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines; (3) technology policies in Indonesia; and (4) transfer and development of technology in Kenya and Tanzania. One hundred twenty-nine tables/figures/boxes are included. All chapters include substantial bibliographies. (Author/MN)
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