GO ’ s ) ▁to ▁push ▁certain ▁ag end as . ▁This ▁argument ▁maintain s ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁idea ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁justify ▁World ▁Bank ▁& ▁O E CD ▁programs ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁ ▁Or ▁rather ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁vague ▁term ▁to ▁describe ▁an ▁unf oc used ▁notion ▁of ▁' learning ▁on ▁the ▁internet ' ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁difficult ▁to ▁find , ▁despite ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁‘ learning ▁society ’ ▁amongst ▁policy ▁mak ers ▁and ▁polit icians , ▁information ▁of ▁real ▁strateg ic ▁fund ing ▁from ▁govern ments ▁or ▁corpor ations ▁that ▁reflect ▁the ▁theories ▁and ▁approaches ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society . ▁ ▁With ▁regard ▁to ▁questions ▁being ▁asked ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society , ▁beyond ▁‘ on - the - job ’ ▁training ▁corpor ations ▁may ▁speak ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁learning , ▁but ▁could ▁it ▁simply ▁be ▁another ▁term ▁for ▁‘ flex ibility ’ ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁employees ? ▁Is ▁the ▁term ▁simply ▁a ▁term ▁used ▁to ▁define ▁current ▁( y et ▁in ev itable ) ▁changes ▁in ▁education ▁technology ▁in ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁connected ▁world ? ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁China ' s ▁proposed ▁improvements ▁to ▁their ▁education ▁system , ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁argued ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁re forms ▁are ▁simply ▁a ▁tim eline ▁of ▁general ▁educational ▁up gr ades , ▁rather ▁than ▁ad her ing ▁to ▁any ▁particular ▁philosophy ▁unique ▁to ▁a ▁' learning ▁society '. ▁ ▁Further , ▁a