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Global production, national institutions, and skill formation : the political economy of training and employment in auto parts suppliers from Mexico and Turkey /

"This book examines the political economy of skill formation and discusses the implications of skill systems for the development of middle-income countries (MICs). While it has been argued that skills are critical for continuous and inclusive development of MICs, there has been no extensive res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sancak, Merve (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Automobile supplies industry > Mexico.
Automobile supplies industry > Turkey.
Automobile industry workers > Training of > Mexico.
Automobile industry workers > Training of > Turkey.
Vocational qualifications > Economic aspects > Mexico.
Vocational qualifications > Economic aspects > Turkey.
Automobiles > Équipement > Industrie > Mexique.
Travailleurs de l'automobile > Formation > Mexique.
Qualifications professionnelles > Aspect économique > Mexique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Economic Development.
Development.
Automobile Industry.
Industries.
Economic Policy.
Public Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Automobile industry workers > Training of
Automobile supplies industry
Mexico
Turkey
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Global Production, National Institutions, and Skill Formation: The Political Economy of Training and Employment in Auto Parts Suppliers from Mexico And Turkey
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • PART 1: STUDYING SKILL FORMATION SYSTEMS
  • 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Comparing Mexico and Turkey
  • 1.1.1 Similarities and differences regarding the political economy of Mexico and Turkey
  • 1.1.2 Diverging development experiences
  • 1.2 The three lines of inquiry
  • 1.2.1 GVC governance and convergence of skilling strategies
  • 1.2.2 National institutions and divergence of skilling strategies
  • 1.2.3 Outcomes of skill systems and development prospects
  • 1.3 The main argument
  • 1.4 The structure of the book
  • 1.5 Contribution and further areas of inquiry
  • 2: The theoretical approach
  • 2.1 Inside the firm
  • 2.1.1 Critique of the labour economics perspective on skill formation
  • 2.1.2 The use of the labour economics approach in the book
  • 2.2 Institutions and skill formation
  • 2.2.1 The institutionalist literature on skill systems and development
  • 2.2.1.1 Institutional research on skill systems in advancedindustrialised countires
  • 2.2.1.2 Institutional research on MICs
  • 2.2.2 The shortcomings of the CCs literature
  • 2.2.3 The use of the institutional approach in this book
  • 2.3 GVCs and impact on firm practices
  • 2.3.1 Critique of the GVC literature
  • 2.3.2 The use of the GVC approach in this book
  • 2.4 The micro-level approach: firm-level skilling strategies and their outcomes
  • 2.4.1 Convergence and divergence of firm-levelskilling practices
  • 2.4.1.1 Convergence of employment practices
  • 2.4.1.2 Divergence of ESs
  • 2.4.2 Limitations of the HRM and ES approach
  • 2.4.3 The use of the ESs and HRM approach in this book
  • 2.5 Cross-fertilisation
  • 3: The auto parts-automotive industry inMexico and Turkey as the study case
  • 3.1 The AAI and AAC as the focus of analysis
  • 3.2 The AAI and AAC in Mexico and Turkey
  • 3.3 Interviews in Mexico and Turkey
  • 3.3.1 The interviewee sample
  • 3.3.2 The interviews
  • 3.3.3 Contextual issues
  • 3.4 The interviewee firms and their skill needs
  • 3.4.1 Interviewee firms
  • 3.4.2 Workers and skill needs
  • 3.4.2.1 Plastic parts producers
  • 3.4.2.2 Metal parts producers
  • 3.5 Summary
  • PART 2: THE CONVERGENCE VERSUS DIVERGENCE OF SKILL FORMATION
  • 4: Patterns of convergence: global auto parts-automotivevalue chains and suppliers' skill systems
  • 4.1 Globalisation in AAI and its impact on Mexican and Turkish suppliers
  • 4.1.1 Globalisation of the AAI and channels for the convergence of skilling practices
  • 4.1.1.1 Mass production
  • 4.1.1.2 Lean production
  • 4.1.2 The Turkish and Mexican auto parts producers in global AACs
  • 4.1.2.1 Suppliers in modular chains
  • Rules of the game: price expectations and standardised quality management