Cross-border skill formation and institutional bricolage: the case of Luxembourg and its neighbors

The core argument of this paper is that Luxembourg’s location between the larger European nations of France and Germany is constitutive of skill development in this small state. On the one hand, Luxembourg continuously borrows educational models and principles from its two large(r) neighbors - which both represent major European models of skill formation. Thus, in Luxembourg’s skill formation system, elements from these two 'big' states get 'mixed,' although they are not necessarily complementary. On the other hand, Luxembourg compensates for its small size through impressive levels of cross-b... Mehr ...