An assessment of the Singapore skills development system: does it constitute a viable model for other developing nations?

Kuruvilla, Sarosh, Erickson, Christopher and Hwang, Alvin (2002) An assessment of the Singapore skills development system: does it constitute a viable model for other developing nations? World Development, 30 (8). pp. 1461-1476. ISSN 0305-750X

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Abstract

In this paper, we briefly describe the institutional background to Singapore’s successful national skills development model. We devise a tentative framework to evaluate national level skills development efforts, and we use it to assess the Singapore model. We argue that the model has the potential to constantly move towards higher skills equilibria, and in those terms, it is successful. However, we question the long-term sustainability of the model, and whether it is transferable to other developing nations. We outline several useful principles that other nations might use in organizing their own skills development systems.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	14 May 2018 12:18
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2024 18:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/87915

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