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Changing Liaisons

Changing Liaisons The Dynamics of Social Partnership in 20th Century West-European Democracies - Work & Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book aims at deepening our understanding of concrete, topical developments in the growth of social partnership economies. Inspired by the theory of 'policy learning', it discusses the impact of potential triggers, such as wars and economic crises, on the development of consultative arrangements, questioning how policy adjustments came about and what exactly made them possible. What is the space for policy learning in institutional environments that are notorious for immobility and path-dependency? Different national case studies analyse the origins and development of different social practices and relations between the state and social partners with regard to the organisation of the economy and the labour market within Western Europe. Special emphasis is given to Belgium, the quintessential European state, and to the Netherlands, the home of the illustrious polder model in the 1990s. Several studies highlight the role of social pacts and planning as expressions of effective social partnerships.

Book information

ISBN: 9789052013657
Publisher: P.I.E.-Peter Lang S.A
Imprint: P.I.E. Peter Lang
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.89094
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 262
Weight: 380g
Height: 152mm
Width: 220mm
Spine width: 23mm