How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan

by Kathleen Thelen

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521837685
• ISBN13: 9780521837682
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"