{"product_id":"how-institutions-evolve-the-political-economy-of-skills-in-germany-britain-the-united-states-and-japan-hardback-9780521837682","title":"How Institutions Evolve; The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan (Hardback) 9780521837682","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Institutions Evolve\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book tracks change in training institutions in four democracies over a century of development.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathleen Thelen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521837682, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.9 x 2.6 cm, 0.577 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe institutional arrangements governing skill formation are widely seen as a key element in the institutional constellations defining '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, uncovering important continuities through putative 'break points' in history. Crucially, it also 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The political economy of skills in comparative-historical perspective\u003cbr\u003e 2. The evolution of skill formation in Germany\u003cbr\u003e 3. The evolution of skill formation in Britain\u003cbr\u003e 4. The evolution of skill formation in Japan and the United States\u003cbr\u003e 5. Evolution and change in the German system of vocational training\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusions, empirical and theoretical.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\u003c\/a\u003e], Industrial or vocational training [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Industrial or vocational training\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Industrial%20or%20vocational%20training%20%5BJNRV%5D%22\"\u003eJNRV\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology: work \u0026amp; labour [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology: work \u0026amp; labour\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology:%20work%20\u0026amp;%20labour%20%5BJHBL%5D%22\"\u003eJHBL\u003c\/a\u003e], Institutions \u0026amp; learned societies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Institutions \u0026amp; learned societies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Institutions%20\u0026amp;%20learned%20societies:%20general%20%5BGTN%5D%22\"\u003eGTN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005457092888,"sku":"9780521837682","price":88.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521837682i_76d46992-efe3-4465-8734-cf13b980c40b.jpg?v=1691368666","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-institutions-evolve-the-political-economy-of-skills-in-germany-britain-the-united-states-and-japan-hardback-9780521837682","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}