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Youth Apprenticeship in a Laboratory of Democracy
Author(s) -
Parker Eric
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/0019-8676.551997018
Subject(s) - apprenticeship , german , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , democracy , divergence (linguistics) , generalization , public policy , german government , labour economics , economics , business , economic growth , political science , geography , philosophy , linguistics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , algorithm , politics , computer science , law
Wisconsin became the only state to adopt the German apprenticeship system for a sustained period of 1911 to 1933. The actual implementation is compared across sectors to identify the institutional conditions of successful state policy. The generalization of apprenticeship in metalworking and construction highlights the importance of secondary associations between government and the market. The subsequent divergence of these sectors suggests that the reconstruction of regional labor market institutions must accompany contemporary policy developments.