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From School to Productive Work(1st Edition)
Britain and Switzerland Compared (National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies)
by Helvia Bierhoff, S. J. Prais, Cambridge University Press
Paperback, 154 Pages, Published 1997 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59919-1, ISBN: 0-521-59919-9

"Switzerland is universally respected for its highly successful economy. It has long enjoyed low unemployment and inflation, and an exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work. This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison of how this successful transition is brought about. It explains the different emphases of Swiss secondary schooling by focusing on the way in which both academic and practical subj ..."

National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies
From School to Productive Work: Britain and Switzerland Compared Series Number 37 (Hardback)
by Editor-Helvia Bierhoff, Cambridge University Press, S. J. Prais
Hardcover, 153 Pages, Published 1997 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59079-2, ISBN: 0-521-59079-5

Productivity, Education and Training
Facts and Policies in International Perspective (National Institute of Economic and Social Research Occasional Papers)
by Sigbert Jon Prais, S. J.
Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 1995 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55667-5, ISBN: 0-521-55667-8

"Higher standards of schooling and of vocational training are now widely recognized as essential in Britain if benefits are to be gained from advanced technology, and if unemployment rates are to be reduced. The continuing development of automated production methods, combined with increasing competition from low-wage developing economies, is likely to reduce even further the scope for the employment of low skilled and inexperienced pers ..."