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

Published Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description xv, 333 pages ; 24 cm Series Cambridge studies in comparative politics Cambridge studies in comparative politics. Contents Machine derived contents note: 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 Summary "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 "breakpoints" in history, but also - more important perhaps - it 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 it identifies the political processes through which the form and functions of institutions can be radically reconfigured over time."--BOOK JACKET Notes Originally published: 2004 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-322) and index Subject Employees -- Training of -- Case studies. Employees -- Training of -- Japan -- Case studies. Employees -- Training of -- Europe -- Case studies. Employees -- Training of -- United States -- Case studies. Occupational training -- Europe -- Case studies. Occupational training -- United States -- Case studies. Occupational training -- Japan -- Case studies. Genre/Form Case studies. LC no. 2004040785 ISBN 0521837685 hardback 0521546745 paperback

Other Titles Political economy of skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan

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