Social concertation in times of austerity. European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland /

Social concertation in times of austerity. European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland /

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Author / Creator:Afonso, Alexandre.
Imprint:Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2013.
Description:258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Changing welfare states
Changing welfare states.
Subject:
Industrial policy -- Austria.
Industrial policy -- Switzerland.
Corporate state -- Austria.
Corporate state -- Switzerland.
Labor policy -- Austria.
Labor policy -- Switzerland.
Corporate state.
Industrial policy.
Labor policy.
Austria.
Switzerland.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9334153
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ISBN:9789089643957 (pbk.)
9089643958 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: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. Dit boek laat zien dat overheden belangenorganisaties strategisch betrekken in de beleidsvorming, bijvoorbeeld wanneer een overheid geconfronteerd wordt met partijpolitieke verdeeldheid, of wanneer impopulaire hervormingen negatieve electorale gevolgen kunnen hebben.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. The Strange Survival of Social Concertation in Times of Austerity
  • 1. The Puzzle
  • 2. The Argument in Brief
  • 3. Outline of the Book
  • 2. Social Concertation as a Political Strategy
  • 1. Gone with the Wind? The Transformations of Corporatism in Europe
  • 2. Describing and Explaining Social Concertation
  • 3. A Theory of Political Choice for Social Concertation
  • 4. Summary
  • 3. European Integration, Domestic Politics and Social Concertation
  • 1. Internationalisation and Social Concertation: A Prelude
  • 2. The Dynamic of Supranational Market-Making in the EU
  • 3. The Contested Impact of European Integration on Social Concertation
  • 4. European Integration and the Politics of Social Concertation
  • 5. Summary
  • 4. Methods and Cases
  • 1. Measuring Social Concertation
  • 2. Explaining Social Concertation: Process-Tracing
  • 3. Explaining Social Concertation: Comparing Cases
  • 4. Strategies of Data Collection
  • 5. Summary
  • 5. The Context of Social Concertation in Switzerland and Austria
  • 1. Switzerland: Veto Points, Right-Wing Dominance and the Emergence of the Swiss People's Party
  • 2. Austria: Corporatism and the Exhaustion of "Proporz"
  • 3. Summary
  • 6. Social Concertation and Cross-Border Labour Mobility
  • 1. Cross-Border Labour Mobility and EU Enlargement
  • 2. Austria: Cross-Class Consensus Under a Common Threat
  • 3. Switzerland: The Strong Weapons of the Weak
  • 4. Summary
  • 7. Social Concertation and Unemployment Policy Reforms
  • 1. The Politics of Unemployment Policy
  • 2. Austria: The Limits of Unilateral Policymaking
  • 3. Switzerland: Welfare State Retrenchment and the Radical Right-Wing Push
  • 4. Summary
  • 8. Synthesis and Comparative Outlook
  • 1. Assessing Explanatory Variables
  • 2. Limitations and Comparative Evidence
  • 3. Conclusion: Securing Consent in Times of Austerity
  • List of Interviews
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
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