Skill Formation Regimes in South Asia: A Comparative Study on the Path-Dependent Development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training for ... Series / Bibliothèque d'Études Comparatives)

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by  Markus Maurer

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In the face of accelerated economic globalisation, many of the industries in
economically less developed countries have become more technology-inten- Skill Formation Regimes in South Asia KS 50
H
sive. Skill formation processes, both inside and outside firms, are therefore
changing. This study scrutinises such transformations by comparing – from A Comparative Study on the Path-Dependent
the perspective of historical institutionalism – the skill formation regimes of
Development of Technical and Vocational Education
the garment industries in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It sheds light on the dif-
ferences between the trajectories of the in-firm skill formation regimes of the and Training for the Garment Industry
two countries, and reveals the important part that varying paths of educational
development in both countries have played in shaping these trajectories. At Markus Maurer
the same time, the study shows how, in both countries, state-led skill formation
regimes have been transformed not only by market forces and the growing
importance of corporate business interests, but also by the social demand for
educational credentials.
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KOMPARATISTISCHE BIBLIOTHEK
21
In the face of accelerated economic globalisation, many of the industries in
economically less developed countries have become more technology-inten- Skill Formation Regimes in South Asia KS 50
H
sive. Skill formation processes, both inside and outside firms, are therefore
changing. This study scrutinises such transformations by comparing – from A Comparative Study on the Path-Dependent
the perspective of historical institutionalism – the skill formation regimes of
Development of Technical and Vocational Education
the garment industries in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It sheds light on the dif-
ferences between the trajectories of the in-firm skill formation regimes of the and Training for the Garment Industry
two countries, and reveals the important part that varying paths of educational
development in both countries have played in shaping these trajectories. At Markus Maurer
the same time, the study shows how, in both countries, state-led skill formation
regimes have been transformed not only by market forces and the growing
importance of corporate business interests, but also by the social demand for
educational credentials.
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Markus Maurer is a Senior Lecturer in the field of secondary and vocational

education at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on comparative s
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policy analysis in education and on vocational education and training in de- k
veloping countries. r
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Skill Formation Regimes in South Asia
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skill Formation regimes in south asia
a comparative study on the path-Dependent
Development of technical and Vocational education
and training for the garment industry
markus maurer
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of Arts of the University of Zurich in the fall semester 2009 on the
recommendation of Prof. Dr. Philipp Gonon, Prof. Dr. Jürgen
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