Introduction: Business ideology and class formation -- Business unity in Cincinnati -- Race and class alignments in San Francisco -- Business citizenship in Cincinnati -- Practical corporatism in San Francisco -- From politics to work : good citizens and model employers in Cincinnati -- From...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- BUSINESS IDEOLOGY AND CLASS FORMATION -- Part I. SOLIDARITIES -- 1 BUSINESS UNITY IN CINCINNATI -- 2 RACE AND CLASS ALIGNMENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO -- Part II. IDENTITIES -- 3 BUSINESS CITIZENSHIP IN CINCINNATI -- 4 PRACTICAL CORPORATISM IN SAN FRANCISCO -- Part III....

The study provides a comparative empirical analysis of the dynamics of unemployment in the United States and West Germany. Based on longitudinal data and recent microeconometric methods, the analysis discusses different explanations for both the higher inflow into as well as the higher outflow...