Augmenting National and International Human Capital

Edited by Vijay Pereira, Senior Professor, Founder and Managing Director, Growth, Productivity & Entrepreneurship Centre of eXcellence (GPEC-X), UK

• ContentsForeword xvBenjamin LakerPreface xviii1 Introduction to Augmenting National and InternationalHuman Capital 1Vijay Pereira2 Human capital in Canada 8Christine Bischoff and Geoffrey Wood3 Human capital formation in Mexico: the role of foreign directinvestment in shaping educational gender gaps and regionalconvergence 22Alfonso Carballo, Margherita Corina and Handahamé Dia4 Human capital in France: insights on the impact ofgeopolitical tensions 48Daicy Vaz, Eleonora Veglianti and Lotfi Hamzi5 Western and Eastern human capital meets in the T-shaped logic 70Francesco Caputo, Cristina Cervino and Veronica Scuotto6 The geopolitical landscape and human capital development inMalaysia 86Balakrishnan Muniapan7 Human capital in India: transformation and challenges 102Ankur Kushwaha and Yashika Shukla8 The influence of political instability and economic crisis on human capital in Sri Lanka: a literature review 122Nirma Sadamali Jayawardena, Narayanage JayanthaDewasiri, Prakash Singh and Isuru Koswatte9 National human resource development in the GulfCooperation Council (GCC) countries: the journey ahead 137Abhishek David and Mohid Sayed10 Human capital in the UAE: liberalization, openness, and therole of expatriates 165Lama Blaique11 Expatriate strategy in Australia’s new migration era 186Richa Gulati12 Human capital in Australia 203Sehrish Shahid, Ancy Gamage, Shuana Nasir, SyedMohyuddin and Parth Patel

‘Human capital is core to the advancement of individuals, organisations and societies. Augmenting National and International Human Capital provides a timely, rich and research informed overview of the complexities of the development, deployment and contribution of human capital in a range of national contexts. In the context of emerging technologies including AI, global demographic trends, and socio-political factors, human capital is likely to be even more significant in determining the fortunes of stakeholders. The contributions in this volume provide a rich understanding of the contextual differences in the nature of human capital and highlights national and regional challenges, as well as how frameworks of human capital need to evolve to prepare the grand challenges we all face. This volume will be of interest to students, practitioners, and policy makers alike.’