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Author Frege, Carola M., 1965-

Title Employment research and state traditions : a comparative history of Britain, Germany, and the United States / Carola Frege
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 223 pages)
Contents List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Employment Research in Crisis; 3. Varieties of Employment Research; 4. Path Dependencies and State Traditions in Comparative Perspective; 5. Labour Movement Histories; 6. Knowledge Institutions: Social Science Traditions; 7. Industrial Democracy Discourse; 8. Conclusion: Varieties, State Traditions, and the Future of Employment Research; Bibliography; Index
Summary Frege explores the evolution of employment research, showing how the field of study we know today grew out of industrial and democratic transformations in the 19th century. She traces the influence of distinct state traditions, and draws out the implications for contemporary and future research
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-207) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Working class -- Research -- United States -- History
Working class -- Research -- Great Britain -- History
Working class -- Research -- Germany -- History
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
Working class -- Research
Beschäftigungstheorie
Arbeitswissenschaft
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Großbritannien
Deutschland
USA
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191525964
0191525960