RUSSIAN HUMAN RESOURCES
By Daryl R. Evans
General Characteristics of Agricultural, Industrial, and Information Age Human Resources
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Agricultural Age Human Resources:
Low percentages of literacy(60%-65% or less roughly) and low average educational levels. High school education not necessary to work in the fields in agriculture.
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Industrial Age Human Resources:
Higher percentage literacy than agricultural age, based on value of at least a high school education, including for blue collar jobs. College education for management and professional jobs.
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Information Age Human Resources:
Very high literacy rates of population (90%+ preferably), and ideally at least some college education or other skilled job training. Also lifetime learning, requiring everyone to regularly update their education and training in their job area. Longer lifespans also mean an average of three careers and eleven jobs in a lifetime, also requiring further education.
Information/Data on Russian Resources
Russia is very rich in human capital. The old Soviet style left a population the is very well
educated. The education sector has shown a slight decrease in the past few years, but with
approximately a 98% literacy rate Russia is a power to be delt with.
Conclusions on Russia (Whether Primarily Agricultural, Industrial, or Information Age Re: Human Resources)
Russia is on the crest between the agricultural age and the information age in terms of human resources. To get clearly into the information age the Russians will have to institute a system of lifetime learning. This lifetime learning will make an already educated population ready to compete with the rest of the world.
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