The new economy-asking for new education approaches. Evidence for Romania and other post-communist European countries

摘要

This paper aims to highlight the implications of the new economy in the process of educating the population so it properly responds to the labor market's needs that are continuously growing and diversifying and here we particularly refer to former communist countries and namely Romania. The paper reflects the evolution of the educational system in Romania compared to other former communist countries, regarding the education funding, participation of the population in education or degree of assimilation the foreign languages, desiderate concerning the new economy that at present only a small part of the labor market adapts to.