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

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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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Thelen, Kathleen Ann.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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