The Economics of the Multilingual Workplace

By François Grin, François Vaillancourt, Claudio Sfreddo

Book Overview

This book approaches multilingualism in economic perspective. It explains how the linkages between linguistic and economic dimensions can be studied systematically, showing that foreign language skills are not only profitable for the individual worker, but can serve the performance of the firm and of an economy as a whole.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415851068
• ISBN13: 9780415851060
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"