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Employability as a Global Norm: Comparing Transnational Employability Policies of OECD, ILO, World Bank Group, and UNESCO

  • Shalini Singh
  • Søren Ehlers

This article analyses transnational policies on employability to understand the development of employability as a global norm and reflects about its consequences for stakeholders in the field of lifelong learning.

  • Keywords:
  • Employability Policies,
  • Global Norm,
  • International Organisations,
  • Sustainable Development,
  • Lifelong Learning,
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Shalini Singh

University of Würzburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0001-5592-0371

Søren Ehlers

University of Würzburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0002-2061-8866

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Chapter Title

Employability as a Global Norm: Comparing Transnational Employability Policies of OECD, ILO, World Bank Group, and UNESCO

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Shalini Singh, Søren Ehlers

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10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.09

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International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education

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