Human resources: Changing occupational structures and human Resources development: implications for Developing countries' regional and global integration

摘要

This paper discusses the implications of changes in the demand for labour for the deve- lopment of human resources as the basis for improving developing countries' competitive- ness within the context of regional integration and globalisation. The challenge for developing countries is how to manage the passage from 'old' to 'new' skill required for regional and global competitiveness. Seeking competitive- ness through low labour cost offers no possibil- ity of insertion into the international economy. The alternative is to increase industry's adap- Tive and innovative capacity.