Social concertation in times of austerity : European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland
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Social concertation in times of austerity : European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland
(Changing welfare states)
Amsterdam University Press, c2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-251) and index
"NUR 759"--T.p. verso
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Social concertation in times of austerity - 2 Table of Contents - 6 List of Tables and Figures - 8 List of Abbreviations - 10 Acknowledgements - 14 1 The Strange Survival of Social Concertation in Times of Austerity - 16 2 Social Concertation as a Political Strategy - 26 3 European Integration, Domestic Politicsnd Social Concertation - 54 4 Methods and Cases - 76 5 The Context of Social Concertation in Switzerland and Austria - 92 6 Social Concertation and Cross-Border Labour Mobility - 112 7 Social Concertation and Unemployment Policy Reforms - 156 8 Synthesis and Comparative Outlook - 196 List of Interviews - 216 Notes - 218 References - 224 Index - 254
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