Employment and Training Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
Author:
Publisher: Rozenberg Publishers
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 903610081X
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Employment Policies and Programmes in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Martin Godfrey
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9789221095156
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume contains country studies on Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine, and examines government responsibilities in relation to employment, ways of improving the labor market, and the financing of employment services and unemployment benefits.
Europe Enlarged
Author: Kogan, Irena
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2008-07-16
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781847420640
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The expansion of the European Union (EU) has put an end to the East-West division of Europe. At the same time it has increased the cultural heterogeneity, social disparities and economic imbalances within the EU, exemplified in the lower living standards and higher unemployment rates in some of the new member states. This important new reference work describes the education systems, labour markets and welfare production regimes in the 10 new Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. In three comparative chapters, discussing each of these domains in turn, the editors provide a set of theory-driven, comprehensive and informative indicators that allow comparisons and rankings within the new EU member states. Ten country-specific chapters follow, each written by experts from those countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. These chapters provide detailed information on each country's education and training systems, labour market structure and regulations, and its provision of formal and informal welfare support. An important component of each country chapter is the explanation of the historical background and the specific national conditions for the institutional choices in the transitional years. The handbook provides policy makers with the tools to assess the institutional changes in CEE countries, and scholars with ways to apply the proposed indicators to their analytic research. It will be a vital resource that no major research library should be without.
Regional Development and Employment Policy
Author: Maarten Keune
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since comprehensive local policies are still rather scarce in Central and Eastern Europe, this book is an attempt to contribute by providing an analysis of employment and local development policies in several countries and regions in transition, and by discussing possibilities for their improvement.
Vocational Education and Training in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Commission of the European Communities. Task Force Human Resources, Education, Training, and Youth
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This report assesses the current situation regarding vocational training in Central and Eastern Europe and suggests projects and working methods that would be consistent with the mission of the Commission of the European Communities' European Training Foundation. Sections 1 through 4 focus on the following: the existing system's inability to train individuals to become instruments of political, economic, and social change and for training workers and to cope with unemployment and economic upheaval resulting from political reform; the necessity of international aid to reform vocational training in Central and Eastern Europe; key issues in global action to define strategies and build a new system in Central and Eastern Europe; and principles and themes that Western countries must observe when sharing their training expertise with Central and Eastern Europe. Chapter 5, which deals with the mission, working program, and methods of the European Training Foundation, proposes that the foundation act as an effective resource center/clearinghouse, use local expertise, and give priority support to integrated projects designed to help establish a vocational training system, support the creation of the instruments/resources needed for a rational training policy, and train vocational policymakers and practitioners. (MN)
Skills, not just Diplomas
Author: Lars Sondergaard
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2011-10-11
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0821380974
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For a region with high educational attainment, a shortage of skills in Europe and Central Asia has emerged as one of the most important constraints to growth. This title recommends greater focus on the quality of education and measuring what students actually learn, as well as bigger emphasis on incentives to produce better learning results.
Employment Prospects for Disabled People in Transition Countries
Author: International Labour Organization
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9789221099093
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Author: Alena Nešporová
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9789221116738
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Labour Market Institutions and Productivity
Author: Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-10-25
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1000202410
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explains the role of formal labour market institutions in keeping the labour utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe above the level characteristic for Western European states. It provides an innovative and enriching take on labour utilisation at large and how various formal labour market institutions can affect the ongoing trend in labour utilisation in a way that is not covered by the extant literature. The impact of labour market institutions on labour market outcomes is analysed throughout 12 chapters, both from a cross-country perspective and in detailed case-studies, by 21 labour market experts from various CEE countries. Most chapters are based on empirical methods yet are presented in an easy-to-follow way in order to make the book also accessible for a non-scientific audience. The volume explores three key questions: How can labour utilisation be increased by labour market institutions? Which CEE countries managed to create a labour market institutional framework beneficial for labour utilisation? How should the labour market institutions in CEE countries be reformed in order to increase labour utilisation? The book argues that the legacy of transition reforms and a centrally planned past is still relevant in explaining common patterns among CEE countries and concludes that increasing the stock of skills accumulated by the employed and improving utilisation of these skills seems to be the first-best solution to increase labour utilisation. The book will be of interest to post-graduate researchers and academics in the fields of labour economics, regional economics, and macroeconomics as well as scholars interested in adopting an institutional analysis approach. Additionally, due to the broader policy implications of the topic, the book will appeal to policymakers and experts interested in labour economics.
The Right Skills for the Job?
Author: Rita Almeida
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2012-07-13
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0821387154
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book revisits skills development policies and points to new directions for making training programs more effective and responsive in increasingly competitive labor market.
