How institutions evolve : the political economy of skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan

Kathleen Thelen

Using case studies from Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan, this text traces cross-national differences in contemporary training regimes back to the political settlement achieved among employers in skill-intensive industries, artisans and early trade unions in the 19th century

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Year of publication:	2004 ; 1. publ.
Authors:	Thelen, Kathleen Ann
Publisher:	Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press
Subject:	Institutioneller Wandel \| Institutional change \| Berufsbildung \| Vocational training \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Großbritannien \| United Kingdom \| USA \| United States \| Japan \| Handwerker \| Arbeiter \| Fertigkeit \| Berufliche Fortbildung \| Geschichte
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Extent:	XV, 333 S 24 cm
Series:	Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (S. 297-322) and index The political economy of skills in comparative-historical perspectiveThe evolution of skill formation in Germany -- The evolution of skill formation in Britain -- The evolution of skill formation in Japan and the United States -- Evolution and change in the German system of vocational training -- Conclusions: Empirical and theoretical. 0408
ISBN:	0-521-54674-5 ; 0-521-83768-5 ; 978-0-521-54674-4 ; 978-0-521-83768-2
Classification:	Berufe ; Berufliche Weiterbildung
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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