Learning and Work in the Risk Society: Lessons for the Labour Markets of Europe from Eastern Germany (Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society) [Hardcover]

Karen F. Evans (Author), Martina Behrens (Author), Jens Kazula (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312231601 | ISBN-13: 978-0312231606 | Publication Date: September 2, 2000

Based on a unique comparative analysis of the education and work experiences of those who lived through the political and labor market changes of the transition to post-communism, the authors argue that the social polarizations and erosion of the traditional "dual system" of vocational education and training in Eastern Germany may portend the future for the West. The issues raised have considerable resonances with the problems and contradictions which have beset British education, training, and labor market policy over the last decade.

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'The high-quality empirical and theoretically grounded comparative research developed in this excellent book is...timely in informing current academic and policy debate.' - Denis Gleeson, University of Warwick --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Karen Evans is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Surrey, UK.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312231601
• ISBN-13: 978-0312231606
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,236,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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