Labour formation in small developing states : a conceptual review

Abstract

The concept of labour formation acknowledges the process by which citizens are socialised into the cast of employables demanded by a particular labour market. The setting involves the education and training, formal and informal, of individuals, whereby these are imbued with the knowledge, aptitudes and attitudes which are considered relevant to them as potential labour inputs, ready and eager to join the extant factors of production. There is also typically an element of choice and screening involved, as individuals selectively direct-or get directed in-their formative paths along specific routes leading to distinct labour market segments and possibilities.