How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521546744)

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.

Author: Kathleen Thelen
ISBN-10: 0521546745
ISBN-13: 9780521546744
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2004
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.85d