▁end ▁points ) ▁that ▁exists ▁outside ▁of ▁formal ▁systems ▁and ▁this ▁seems ▁to ▁reflect ▁a ▁liberal ised ▁market ▁model ▁of ▁free ▁movements ▁of ▁knowledge ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁organis ations ▁and ▁systems . ▁ ▁Develop ing ▁this ▁framework ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁contemporary ▁basis , ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁that ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁a ▁‘ learning ▁society ’ ▁is ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁bro ader ▁issues ▁of ▁global isation ▁where by ▁rich er ▁countries ▁have ▁then ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁dependent ▁on ▁“ know ledge ▁workers ” ▁rather ▁than ▁traditional ▁manufact uring ▁indust ries ▁( now ▁often ▁out s our ced ▁to ▁developing ▁nations ), ▁and ▁thus ▁need ▁their ▁work for ces ▁to ▁become ▁adapt able , ▁particularly ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁new ▁techn ological ▁develop ments ▁which ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁knowledge ▁economy . ▁With ▁this ▁model ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁will ▁be ▁trans pl anted ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁glob ally , ▁much ▁like ▁any ▁other ▁product ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁market . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁that ▁learning ▁and ▁education ▁is ▁central ▁to ▁improved ▁development , ▁justice , ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁er adic ation ▁of ▁pover ty ▁( and ▁thus ▁global ▁terror ▁thre ats ). ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁to ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁ ▁A ▁learning ▁society ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁basis ▁from ▁which ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁can ▁take ▁place . ▁From ▁a ▁theoretical ▁stand point , ▁not ▁only ▁does ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁provide ▁the ▁framework ▁in ▁which ▁lif el ong ▁learning