When traditions change and virtues become obstacles: Skill formation in Britain and Germany

Skill Formation: Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 50-82

  Hillmert, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499593.004     Document Type: Chapter

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