Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in Western Europe

Lessons for the Twenty-first Century

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Policy concertation - the determination of public policy by means of agreements struck between governments, employers and trade unions - continues to thrive in Western Europe despite the impact of liberalizing trends that were expected to lead to its demise.This volume brings together a team of 23 experts with the aim to undertake paired historical and political studies of policy concertation in ten West European countries, which were then subjected to systematic comparative analysis. It shows that overall the incidence of broad policy concertation in Western Europe can be explained by the changing configurations of just three variables.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-14
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN:9781571814944

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Stefan Berger is Professor of History at the University of Glamorgan.

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"The scope of the book is impressive." · Church and State in Contemporary Europe

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Strange Persistence of Policy ConcertationHugh CompstonPART I: COUNTRY STUDIESChapter 1. Austria in Historical Perspective: From Civil War to Social PartnershipJill LewisChapter 2. Austria in the 1990s: The Routine of Social Partnership in Question?Emmerich Tálos and Bernhard KittelChapter 3. Britain in Historical Perspective: From War Concertation to the Destruction of the Social ContractChris WilliamsChapter 4. Britain in the 1990s: The Absence of Policy ConcertationPeter DoreyChapter 5. Denmark in Historical Perspective: Towards Conflict-Based ConsensusCarsten Strøby JensenChapter 6. Denmark in the 1990s: Status Quo or a More Self-Confident State?Mikkel MailandChapter 7. France in Historical Perspective: The Impossibility of PartnershipSusan MilnerChapter 8. France in the 1990s: Struggling with the Weight of HistoryNick ParsonsChapter 9. Germany in Historical Perspective: The Gap Between Theory and PracticeStefan BergerChapter 10. Germany in the 1990s: The Impact of ReunificationJeremy LeamanChapter 11. Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Colonialism – Edging Towards Policy ConcertationEmmet O'ConnorChapter 12. Ireland in the 1990s: Policy Concertation TriumphantRory O'Donnell and Damian ThomasChapter 13. Italy in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Fascism and Anti-FascismGino BedaniChapter 14. Italy in the 1990s: Policy Concertation ResurgentBruce HaddockChapter 15. The Netherlands in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of Dutch Policy ConcertationAnton HemerijckChapter 16. The Netherlands in the 1990s: Towards 'Flexible Corporatism' in the Polder ModelHans Slomp Chapter 17. Spain in Historical Perspective: Fascist Corporatism and Social PactsRobert A. RobinsonChapter 18. Spain in the 1990s: Strategic ConcertationMiguel Martínez LucioChapter 19. Sweden in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of the Swedish ModelJames FulcherChapter 20. Sweden in the 1990s: The Demise of Policy Concertation and Social Partnership and Its Sudden Reappearance in 1998Victor A. PestoffPART II: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONSChapter 21. The Politics of Policy Concertation in the 1990s: The Role of IdeasHugh CompstonChapter 22. Social Partnership 1880–1989: The Deep Historical Roots of Diverse StrategiesStefan BergerChapter 23. Policy Concertation in Western Europe: A Configurational ApproachHugh CompstonNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex