Employability and Old Industrial Regions

• Autorzy: Michael Danson
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The changes in the economy and in the labour market have had profound effects on people's lives, on their opportunities and on what education and training are necessary to succeed. This paper describes these changes within the specific context of the UK and Scotland over recent times to attempt to provide a framework for considering developments in Poland and in Upper Silesia especially. In the following section we briefly review the flexible labour market, before introducing the concept of employability. The rising levels of inactivity across the world are identified next, based on a number of national and international studies. Looking particularly at Scotland, the characteristics of workless households are analysed to demonstrate the importance of both transitions between school, higher education and employment and the tendency for problems to become concentrated in certain communities and among certain groups in society. The concern with such social exclusion have led to a series of policies and other initiatives and these are examined in the following section. The paper finishes with some concluding comments and ideas for future research.(fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Labour market; Economic restructuring; Employment dynamics; Regional economy; Unemployment; Employment in industry; Employability

PL

Rynek pracy; Restrukturyzacja gospodarki; Dynamika zatrudnienia; Gospodarka regionalna; Bezrobocie; Zatrudnienie w przemyśle; Zatrudnialność

• Czasopismo: Prace Naukowe / Akademia Ekonomiczna w Katowicach
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: Regions in the Process of Changes
• Strony: 11--26

Twórcy

autor

Michael Danson

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