Dieser Bericht dokumentiert Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojekts mit demselben Titel, das am Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung durchgeführt wurde und im Dezember 1998 nach zweijähriger Laufzeit endete. Ausgangspunkt der Forschungsarbeiten dieses Projekts ist die Überlegung, dass...

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