Social concertation in times of austerity European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland
Why do governments still negotiate with trade unions and employers in the design of labour market and welfare reforms despite the steady decline of trade union membership almost everywhere in Europe? Social Concertation in Times of Austerity investigates the political underpinnings of social concert...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
2013, ©2013
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| Series: | Changing welfare states
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Why do governments still negotiate with trade unions and employers in the design of labour market and welfare reforms despite the steady decline of trade union membership almost everywhere in Europe? Social Concertation in Times of Austerity investigates the political underpinnings of social concertation in the context of European integration. Alexandre Afonso focuses on the regulation of labor mobility and unemployment protection in Austria and Switzerland, two of Europe's most prosperous countries, and he looks at nonpartisan policymaking as a strategy for compromise. With this smart, new study, Afonso powerfully enters the debate on the need for a shared social agenda in post-crisis Western Europe -- |
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| Physical Description: | 258 pages illustrations |