Overview

This book hopes to provide information on a topic that, although somewhat polemic because it touches upon thorny topics that lay bare the social and economic structure of contemporary society, must be commented on and documented in comparing the dynamic Asia Pacific economies of Mexico and Thailand. These countries, although distant geographically, upon closer inspection revel remarkable similarities in the areas of education and employment; resemblances that can provide learning opportunities for both. Another important similarity is the economic crisis both countries endured in the last decade of the 20th century, and the first financial crisis of the 21st century. After presenting a brief panorama of their world position with regard to their economic development, we take into account the development plans for Thailand and Mexico because they place great importance on proactively developing human resources and directly link human development to labour markets and economic growth.To delve even deeper into this complex question, we developed and applied an opinion survey in situ to members of the academic community, government officials and private sector entrepreneurs from both countries to gain greater insight into how the different actors view their current economic situation.

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Author:   Elizabeth Rangel ,  A. Ivanova
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
ISBN:  

9781845646325

ISBN 10:   1845646320
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   06 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Chapter 1 The new knowledge-based economy Introduction; The theoretical origins of the knowledge based economy; Human capital; Business management; Human development; Knowledge-based economies; Business environment; Information and communications infrastructure; Innovative systems; Human resource development; The knowledge-based economy in Mexico and Thailand; Business atmosphere; Information and communications technologies; Systems of innovation; Human resource development; Final remarks Chapter 2 Mexico and Thailand in the world International context; Mexico; Thailand; Economic characterization; Mexico; Thailand; Mexican & Thai relations; Final remarks Chapter 3 Higher education and employment policies Introduction; Higher education policies and employment in Mexico; Higher education policies; Employment policies; Higher education policies and employment in Thailand; Higher education offerings; The demand for higher education; Salaries of qualified workers; Higher education policies; Employment policy; Final remarks Chapter 4 Mexican and Thai views on higher education and employment On higher education; On employment; University-private sector linkage; Final remarks Chapter 5 The crisis in Mexico and Thailand: perspectives to higher education and employment Mexico and the crisis: between Latin America and NAFTA; Latin America and the crisis; Mexico - U.S. links within NAFTA and the crisis impacts; Stimulus plan to curb impact of crisis; Thailand: the crisis in an emerging Asia economy; The crisis in Asia and the Pacific; Labor market and social consequences of the crisis; National policy responses to the crisis; Thailand: response to the crisis; Final remarks Conclusions Challenges and lessons

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Jose Ernesto RANGEL DELGADO (Ph.D., Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences), has been director of the Pacific Basin Studies Center and APEC Study Center at the Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico since 2001 A member of the Mexican Network of Researchers in the Pacific Basin since 1994 and of the Latin American Commission for Distance Higher Education (CLESAD) since 1996, he is the author of numerous conference papers and articles on education and human resource development in Asia and Latin America. Antonina IVANOVA BONCHEVA (Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), is a professor and senior researcher at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur and director of the APEC Studies Center in the State of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Her research focuses on the interface between sustainability and security. She is the author of 10 books and 80 papers on international relations, sustainable development, security, and environment. Dr. Ivanova has served as visiting professor and researcher at a number of institutions of higher learning, including The Bulgarian Academy of Science, San Diego State University, the University of Northridge, California, the University of Bradford, England and the University of Tottori, Japan.

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