Der Beitrag untersucht die Bedeutung der gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen für die berufliche Partizipation von Frauen und zwar anhand des Prozesses der Integration der Frauen in Managementpositionen in der Privatwirtschaft im Verlauf der 80er Jahre in Schweden und Deutschland (alte...

Der vorliegende Beitrag päsentiert die Ergebnisse einer explorativen Studie über die Arbeits- und Beschäftigungssituation von Frauen in der Berliner Türkischen Ökonomie. Diese wurde im Frühjahr 1998 durchgeführt. Insgesamt wurden 50 Unternehmerinnen und abhängig Beschäftigte befragt....

The vocational training system is an important factor within the German institutionalframework. Its high output of skilled and well-educated employees provides a basis for Germany's export success and innovation. In the last few years, however,growing concern has been expressed about the...

How are new forms of industrial organization accommodated into a country'slegal frameworks, and what effect does this have on the ability of firms toinnovate. Variations in the broad institutional organization of the German andUS political economies result in different processes of contract...

An influential line of argument holds that trade exposure causes economic uncertainty and spurs popular demands for compensatory and risk-sharing welfare state spending. The argument has gained renewed prominence through the recent work of Garrett (1998) and Rodrik (1997; 1998). This paper argues...

A major issue in the current economic debate is related to the striking difference betweenEurope, Japan and US concerning the level and evolution of unemployment. This paperexplores the micro determinants of these observed stylized facts. In a first part, atheoretical framework is presented...

This paper deals with the situation in the European car industry since the crisis of the early 1990s. After a short review of the structural problems of the industry and the main responses by car manufacturers, the discussion shifts to a detailed analysis of labour union responses. The paper...

The paper focuses on the following question: What is known about the existence and the extent of health inequalities, their explanations and potential ways to reduce them, by members of the lower social class, by health professionals and by health policy makers? By health inequalities we mainly...

Nach landläufiger Vorstellung bezeichnet Gesundheitspolitik in erster Linie staatliche Aktivitäten zur Dämpfung des Anstiegs der Kosten der Krankenversorgung. Im Gegensatz dazu wird in diesem Papier ein Verständnis von Gesundheitspolitik als gesellschaftliches Management von...

Over the past quarter century, an unprecedented and often unanticipated wave of democratization has spread over large parts of the world. While some skepticism is reasonable regarding both the level and durability of many of the new experiments of democratization, the direction and scope of...