Social Concertation in Times of Austerity European Integration and the Politics of Labour Market Governance in Austria and Switzerland

Social Concertation in Times of Austerity European Integration and the Politics of Labour Market Governance in Austria and Switzerland

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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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Main Author: Afonso, Alexandre (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2013
Series:Changing Welfare States
Subjects:
Social issues & processes
sociology
sociologie
Austria
Corporatism
European integration
Labour economics
Swiss People's Party
Switzerland
Trade union
Unemployment
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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 this new context with a focus on the regulation of labour mobility and unemployment protection in Austria and Switzerland. It shows that the involvement of organised interests in policymaking is a strategy of compromise-building used by governments when they are faced with party-political divisions, or when unpopular reforms are likely to have risky electoral consequences.
Waarom moeten overheden nog steeds onderhandelen met vakbonden en werkgevers, terwijl het ledenaantal van vakbonden bijna overal in Europa daalt? De auteur onderzoekt de politieke fundamenten van het sociaal overleg in deze nieuwe context. De focus ligt op de regulering van arbeidsmobiliteit en werkloosheidsuitkeringen in Oostenrijk en Zwitserland. Het werk laat zien dat overheden belangenorganisaties strategisch betrekken in de beleidsvorming, bijvoorbeeld wanneer een overheid geconfronteerd wordt met partijpolitieke verdeeldheid, of wan- neer impopulaire hervormingen negatieve electorale gevolgen kunnen hebben.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (260 p.)
ISBN:OAPEN_442727
Access:Open Access

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