This book examines contemporary changes in labor market institutions in the United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, focusing on developments in three arenas - industrial relations, vocational education and training, and labor market policy. While confirming a broad, shared...

Purpose – The global economy has entered what appears to be a very serious financial crisis for reasons other than force majeure . While the current focus has to be on preventing a repeat of the Great Depression, efforts must also be made to understand why the crisis came about in the first...