Part I
Chapter 1 The Nexus Between Critical Skill Shortages and Sustainable Development: An Introduction Subas P. Dhakal, John Burgess & Alan Nankervis Page number
Chapter 2 A Bibliometric analysis of literature on labour and skill shortages: implications for the future of work in the Asia Pacific and beyond Subas P. Dhakal & Muhammad Nateque Mahmood
Part II
Chapter 3 Critical Skills Shortages in New Zealand: An Evaluation of Policies Jim Arrowsmith
Chapter 4 Cultivating Cultural Responsiveness Self-Efficacy in South Korean Pre-service STEM Teachers: Addressing Skill Shortages in Education Luis Miguel Dos Santos , Ching Ting Tany Kwee & Ho Fai Lo
Chapter 5 Australia’s Labour Market and Skill Needs John Burgess , Alan Nankervis & Kantha Dayaram
Chapter 6 Employability skills in Thailand: The need for sustainability Monthon Sorakraikitikul & Pacharapong Kumjumpa
Chapter 7 Skills Shortages in Vietnam James Cooper & Nhat Tram Phan-Le
Chapter 8 Skills Shortages in the Chinese Manufacturing Sector Yi Liu, Le Li & Liang Lu
Chapter 9 Towards a Sustainable City-State? Critical Skill Shortages in Singapore Peter Waring & Julia Connell
Chapter 10 Local tourism businesses in the digital era: implications for bridging the critical skills gap in Indonesia Subas P. Dhakal & Saskia Tjokro
Chapter 11 Digital transformation and its impact on the Malaysian Labour Market: Skill shortages and the future of work Jason J. Turner, Nadiah Suki & Nan Jiang
Chapter 12 Critical Skills Shortages in The Mauritian Information Technology Sector Vikash Rowtho, Sarita Hardin-Ramanan & Shafiiq Gopee
Chapter 13 Decent work, the critical skills shortage in the health sector, and the role of the State: A case study of the Philippine exported labour policy and sustainable development Jonathan Sale & Arlene Sale
Chapter 14 Critical Labour Shortages in the Nepalese Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Strategic Implications Subas P. Dhakal & Kerry Brown
Chapter 15 Labour Skills Shortages in the Construction Industry of Bangladesh Muhammad Nateque Mahmood, Glenn P. Costin & Azmeri Rahman
Chapter 16 Capitalizing Resourcefulness of the Seasoned: Insights from India on Building a Skilled Workforce Lata Dyaram, Apoorva Goel, Nabila Khan & Samina Yasmin
Chapter 17 Valuing unpaid care, labour rights and decent work for all ? an analysis of Tonga’s participation in the Pacific labour mobility schemes as a sustainable development strategy
Julie I. Cunningham
Part III
Chapter 18 A comparative analysis of Critical Skills Shortages and Sustainable Development Nexus: Concluding remarks Alan Nankervis, Subas P. Dhakal & John Burgess