How Institutions Evolve - The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan (Paperback, New)

The institutional arrangements governing skill formation are widely seen as constituting a key element in the institutional constellations that define distinctive 'varieties of capitalism' across the developed democracies. This book explores the origins and evolution of such institutions in four countries - Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan. It traces cross-national differences in contemporary training regimes back to the nineteenth century, and specifically to the character of the political settlement achieved among employers in skill-intensive industries, artisans, and early trade unions. The book also tracks evolution and change in training institutions over a century of development. It uncovers important continuities through putative 'break points' in history, but also - more importantly perhaps - provides insights into modes of institutional change that are incremental but cumulatively transformative. The study underscores the limits of the most prominent approaches to institutional change, and identifies the political processes through which the form and functions of institutions can be radically reconfigured over time.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Kathleen Thelen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	333
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54674-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Careers guidance > Industrial or vocational training
LSN:	0-521-54674-5
Barcode:	9780521546744

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