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Опубликовано на портале: 15-11-2007
Kathleen Thelen
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, cерия "Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics", 352 с.
The 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.


