Bøker av Colin (Professor of Sociology Crouch

An analysis of the policies and provision of vocational education in advanced industrial countries against a backdrop of changing labour markets. The text challenges assumptions about skills and employment growth, and explores the roles that government and the private sector could play in developing advanced skills policies and initiatives.

This text makes a systematic and up-to-date comparison of virtually all west European countries across a wide range of social institutions, including work and occupations, the structure of the economy, the family and education. Particular emphasis is placed on the place of gender and social class.

A systematic analysis of specialized clusters of small manufacturing enterprises in the main European economies. Combining case-study literature with analyses of statistical data enables the authors to show the role of these "clusters" and the considerable diversity of forms they take.