Skills development, employment and sustained growth in Ghana: Sustainability challenges

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Palmer, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Ghana; Growth; Skills development; Sustainability; TVET

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; LEARNING; SKILLED LABOR; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 60149104692     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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