{"product_id":"9780199244201","title":"High Skills","description":"Economic globalization has led to intense debates about the competitiveness of nations. Prosperity, social justice, and welfare are now seen to depend on the creation of a \"high-skilled\" workforce. This international consensus around high skills has led recent American presidents to claim themselves \"education presidents\" and in Britain, Tony Blair has announced that \"talent is 21st-century wealth\". This view of knowledge-driven capitalism has led all the developed economies to increase numbers of highly-trained people in preparation for technical, professional, and managerial employment. But it also harbours the view that what we regard as a \"skilled\" worker is being transformed. The pace of technological innovation, corporate restructuring, and the changing nature of work require a new configuration of skills described in the language of creativity, teamwork, employability, self-management, and lifelong learning. But is this optimistic account of a future of high-skilled work for all justified? This book draws on the findings of a major international comparative study of national routes to a \"high skills\" economy in Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United","brand":"Phillip Brown, Andy Green, Hugh Lauder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744198025534,"sku":"9780199244201","price":3094.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199244201_c47bc0de-fac2-49e1-9972-c207818e29d3.jpg?v=1707223654","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199244201","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}