Author: Thelen, Kathleen Ann
Title: How Institutions Evolve : the Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (2004). orig.boards. 23x15cm, xv,333 pp, Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics.. Minor rubbing. A light bump to spine. VG. ¶ Contents: The political economy of skills in comparative-historical perspective; The evolution of skill formation in Germany; The evolution of skill formation in Britain; The evolution of skill formation in Japan and the United States; Evolution and change in the German system of vocational training; Conclusions, empirical and theoretical. ["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. " - Publisher's description]

Keywords: Occupational Training, Political Economy, Education History, Comparative, Politics Vocational, Great Britain, United States, Institutional, Sociology Japan