Learning and Work in the Risk Society: Lessons for the Labour Markets of Europe from Eastern Germany (Anglo-German Foundation)

Evans, K.; Behrens, M.

ISBN 10: 0333777514 / ISBN 13: 9780333777510

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning and Work in the Risk Society: Lessons for the Labour Markets of Europe from Eastern Germany (Anglo-German Foundation)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333777514
• ISBN 13: 9780333777510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Based on a unique comparative analysis of the education and work experiences of those who lived through the political and labour market changes of the transition to post-communism, the authors argue that, far from catching up with the rest of Germany, the social polarisations and erosion of the traditional 'dual system' of vocational education and training in Eastern Germany may portend the future for the West. The issues raised have considerable resonances with the problems and contradictions which have beset British education and training and labour market policy over the last decade.

About the Author

Karen Evans is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Surrey, UK.