num_pages: 352
description: 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.
language: English
title: How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan
titlecomplete: How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Political Science
ratings_count: 20
series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: APSA Luebbert Best Book Award
publisher: Cambridge University Press