9780415851060: The Economics of the Multilingual Workplace
Brossura
ISBN 10: 0415851068 ISBN 13: 9780415851060
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2013

Sinossi

This book proposes a path-breaking study of the economics of multilingualism at work, proposing a systematic approach to the identification and measurement of the ways in which language skills and economic performance are related.

Using the instruments of economic investigation, but also explicitly relating the analysis to the approaches to multilingualism at work developed in the language sciences, this interdisciplinary book proposes a systematic, step-by-step exploration of the issue. Starting from a general identification of the linkages between multilingualism and processes of value creation, it reviews the contributions of linguistics and economics before developing a new economic model of production in which language is taken into account. Testing of the model using data from two countries provides quantitative estimations of the influence of multilingualism on economic processes, showing that foreign language skills can make a considerable contribution to a country’s GDP. These findings have significant implications for language policy and suggest strategies helping language planners to harness market forces for increased effectiveness.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Informazioni sull?autore

François Grin is Professor of Economics, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Claudio Sfreddo is Professor of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland. François Vaillancourt is Professor of Economics, University of Montreal, Canada.

 

 

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0415851068
ISBN 13 
9780415851060
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
242
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
22763
Germania

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780415800181: The Economics of the Multilingual Workplace: 2

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0415800188 ISBN 13:  9780415800181
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2010
Rilegato