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This book examines a largely overlooked social movement in West Germany, notable for its significant influence on the national apprenticeship system. The movement, which led to substantial increases in apprentice pay and contributed to long-term improvements in training quality, is analysed through a wide array of sources, including contemporary German-language literature, official statistics, and archival documents from trade unions and employers' associations.
Consideration of comparable changes in the UK, Switzerland, Sweden and the US contributes to a broader understanding of developments in Germany at the time.
Addressing an important gap in scholarship, the book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers in economic history, labour economics, social sciences and history, interested in a better understanding of the apprentice movement in Germany and its impact on educational reform, employment relations and apprenticeship.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I: Situation and Events.- Chapter 2. Apprenticeship Then and Now.- Chapter 3. Three Campaigns - Chapter 4. The Movement: Attributes, Events, Goals and Methods.- Chapter 5. Participation in the Movement.- Part II. Background.- Chapter 6. Economics of Work-based Training.- Chapter 7. The Politics of Reform.- Part III. Effects.- Chapter 8. Training Methods and Training Quality.- Chapter 9. Apprentice Pay.- Chapter 10. Training Volume, Society, Politics.- Chapter 11. Conclusions.
About the author
Paul Ryan is a Life Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, UK, and a retired professor of labour economics. He previously held tenured posts in the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge University and the Department of Management at King’s College London, UK.
Summary
This book examines a largely overlooked social movement in West Germany, notable for its significant influence on the national apprenticeship system. The movement, which led to substantial increases in apprentice pay and contributed to long-term improvements in training quality, is analysed through a wide array of sources, including contemporary German-language literature, official statistics, and archival documents from trade unions and employers' associations.
Consideration of comparable changes in the UK, Switzerland, Sweden and the US contributes to a broader understanding of developments in Germany at the time.
Addressing an important gap in scholarship, the book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers in economic history, labour economics, social sciences and history, interested in a better understanding of the apprentice movement in Germany and its impact on educational reform, employment relations and apprenticeship.
