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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Afonso, Alexandre, author.

Series:

Changing welfare states.

Changing welfare states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manpower policy--Austria.

Manpower policy.

Manpower policy--Switzerland.

Labor policy--Austria.

Labor policy.

Labor policy--Switzerland.

Labor mobility--Austria.

Labor mobility.

Labor mobility--Switzerland.

Industrial relations--Austria.

Industrial relations.

Industrial relations--Switzerland.

Corporate state--Austria.

Corporate state.

Corporate state--Switzerland.

European Union countries--Economic integration--Political aspects.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A term specifically found in European politics, social concertation refers to cooperation between trade unions, governments and employers in public policy-making. 'Social Concertation in Times of Austerity' investigates the political underpinnings of social concertation in the context of European integration. Alexandre Afonso focuses on the regulation of labor mobility and unemployment protection in Austria and Switzerland, two of Europe's most prosperous countries, and he looks at nonpartisan policymaking as a strategy for compromise. With this smart, new study, Afonso powerfully enters the debate on the need for a shared social agenda in post-crisis Western Europe.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1. The Strange Survival of Social Concertation in Times of Austerity

2. Social Concertation as a Political Strategy

3. European Integration, Domestic Politics and Social Concertation

4. Methods and Cases

5. The Context of Social Concertation in Switzerland and Austria

6. Social Concertation and Cross-Border Labour Mobility

7. Social Concertation and Unemployment Policy Reforms

8. Synthesis and Comparative Outlook

List of Interviews

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International CC BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 10 2025)

ISBN:

1-003-70387-9

1-04-079539-0

90-485-1299-9

9781003703877

OCLC:

908083571