Reviews the role of education and human-resource development in the process of modern Korean economic growth. Korea is becoming increasingly industrialized and is rapidly reorganizing its labor-intensive industries into knowledge and high-tech industries. The next phase of the educational and human resources challenge will be to develop…

This publication presents the results of a study undertaken to measure the economic costs of students who drop out of secondary school in Canada and summarizes the social and economic costs of dropping out. The primary objectives of the report are to raise awareness of these costs among the business community and to motivate all stakeholders to…

In the new environment of increased international trade and investment flows, human resources represent the key competitive edge of this interconnected global economy. The share the United States has of worldwide output is shrinking. This issue explores data that provide a snapshot of how globalization is affecting the economy and changing its…