How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan
Опубликовано на портале: 15-11-2007
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.
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Preface
1. The Political Economy of Skills in Comparative-Historical PerspectiveSkills and Skill Formation
The Argument in Brief Theories of Institutional Genesis and Change
The Origins and Evolution of Institutions: Lessons from the Present Study
Outline for the Book
2. The Evolution of Skill Formation in Germany The Importance of the Artisanal Economy in the Evolution of Skill Formation in
Germany
Strategies of the Large Machine and Metalworking Companies
Political Coalitions and the Evolution of the System
The Political Coalition against Reform
3. The Evolution of Skill Formation in Britain State Policy and the Fate of the British Artisanate
Union and Employer Strategies in the Metalworking/Engineering Industry
Reform Efforts before World War I
The Impact of War and Its Aftermath
Comparisons and Conclusions
4. The Evolution of Skill Formation in Japan and the United States The Evolution of Skill Formation in Japan
The Role of the State and the Fate of the Japanese Artisanate
Strategies of the Large Metalworking Companies
The Evolution of the Japanese Management System
Germany and Japan Compared
The Evolution of Skill Formation in the United States
Skill Formation in Early Industrial America
Union and Employer Strategies in the Metalworking Industry before World War I
The Politics of Training during and after World War I
Comparisons and Conclusions
5. Evolution and Change in the German System of Vocational Training The Evolution of the System under National Socialism
Vocational Training in Postwar Germany
Contemporary Developments in the German Training System: Erosion through Drift?
6. Conclusions, Empirical and Theoretical Cross-National Comparisons: The Origins of Divergent Skill Regimes
Institutional Complementarities
Institutional Evolution and Change
Bibliography
Index
1. The Political Economy of Skills in Comparative-Historical Perspective
The Argument in Brief
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
Bibliography
Index
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