The German Skills Machine

Sustaining Comparative Advantage in a Global Economy

Pepper D. Culpepper, David Finegold

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English

Berghahn Books
01 January 2002

Industrial or vocational training; Politics & government; Economics & Business; International economics

Series: Policies and Institutions: Germany, Europe, and Transatlantic Relations

In recent years the German economy has grown sluggishly and created few new jobs. These developments have led observers to question the future viability of a model that in the past seemed able to combine economic growth, competitiveness in export markets, and low social inequality. This volume brings together empirical and comparative research from across the social sciences to examine whether or not Germany's system of skill provision is still capable of meeting the economic and social challenges now facing all the advanced capitalist economies. At issue is the question of whether or not the celebrated German training system, an essential element of the high-skill, high-wage equilibrium, can continue to provide the skills necessary for German companies to hold their economic niche in a world characterized by increasing trade and financial interdependence. Combining an examination of the competitiveness of the German training system with an analysis of the robustness of the political institutions that support it, this volume seeks to understand the extent to which the German system for imparting craft skills can adjust to changes in the organization of production in the advanced industrial states.

Edited by: Pepper D. Culpepper, David Finegold
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: v. 3
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 210mm
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781571812964
ISBN 10: 1571812962
Series: Policies and Institutions: Germany, Europe, and Transatlantic Relations
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 January 2002
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pepper D. Culpepper is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. David Finegold is Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Effective Organizations at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.