During the last several decades developed economies underwent salient employment shifts from manufacturing toward service production. This dissertation investigates the meaning of these changes for the occupational and skill structure of the German economy. It elaborates on the skills and...

The aim of this master thesis was the provision of a theoretical foundation for a GermanCentre. The crucial question was how to approach a subject of such recent nature. Thetheory of the multinational enterprise with special emphasis on the role of the govern-mentopened up a possible solution....