How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan

ISBN-13: 9780521837682 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 352 str.

Kathleen Ann Thelen; Peter Lange; Robert H. Bates

Opis

Kathleen Thelen explains the historical origins of important cross-national differences in four countries (Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan), and also provides a theory of institutional change over time. The latter is considered a frontier issue in institutionalist analysis, of which there are several varieties emerging from economics, political science, and sociology. Thelen's study contributes to the literature on the political economy of the developed democracies that focuses on different institutional arrangements defining distinctive models of capitalism.

Recenzje

'This book should be required reading for every academic writing about, or conducting research into, skills. … I can thoroughly recommend this book.' Industrial Relations Journal

Spis treści

1. The political economy of skills in comparative-historical perspective; 2. The evolution of skill formation in Germany; 3. The evolution of skill formation in Britain; 4. The evolution of skill formation in Japan and the United States; 5. Evolution and change in the German system of vocational training; 6. Conclusions, empirical and theoretical.