Lessons for regional workforce development: East Asian experiences

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-166

  Berry, Daniel E ^a   Aram, John D ^b  

^a Greater Cleveland Growth Association   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; LABOR SUPPLY; SKILLED LABOR;

MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036249236     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242402016002005     Document Type: Article

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