Wage Setting, Social Pacts and the Euro A New Role for the State
Globalization, financial liberalization and neo-liberal economic policy thinking have been seen as contributors to the demise of social partnership in Western Europe. Recent examples of the re-emergence of social pacts have challenged these assumptions. The book offers a theoretical understanding of...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
2006
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| Series: | Changing Welfare States
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Globalization, financial liberalization and neo-liberal economic policy thinking have been seen as contributors to the demise of social partnership in Western Europe. Recent examples of the re-emergence of social pacts have challenged these assumptions. The book offers a theoretical understanding of the challenges that increasing monetary integration posed for existing modes of adjustment in the political economies of EU member states, and explains why many governments have chosen to negotiate with trade unions over economic adjustment. This title is available in the OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org. |
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| ISBN: | j.ctt46mxdx 9789048504442 9789053569191 |
| Access: | Open Access |