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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politicsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 333 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0511231733
  • 9780511231735
  • 0511230982
  • 9780511230981
  • 9780511230202
  • 0511230206
  • 9780521837682
  • 0521837685
  • 9780521546744
  • 0521546745
  • 9780511790997
  • 0511790996
  • 9786610702251
  • 661070225X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: How institutions evolve.DDC classification:
  • 331.25/92 22
LOC classification:
  • HF5549.5.T7 T445 2004eb
Other classification:
  • 81.70
  • 89.30
Online resources:
Contents:
The political economy of skills in comparative-historical perspective -- The 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.
Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-322) and index.

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The political economy of skills in comparative-historical perspective -- The 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.

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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