Wage setting, social pacts and the euro : a new role for the state / Anke Hassel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hassel, Anke, 1965-

Series:

Changing welfare states.

Changing welfare states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wages--Europe.

Wages.

Labor unions--Economic aspects--Europe.

Labor unions.

Euro--Social aspects--Europe.

Euro.

Welfare economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers a theoretical understanding of the forces that have led governments to view trade unions as vital negotiating partners, and gives an analysis of the challenges that increasing monetary integration will continue to pose.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 1 The Political Economy of Adjustment in Europe; 2 Governments and Wages - A Theoretical Framework; 3 Policy Options and Institutions: How Governments Respond; 4 Striving for Conservatism: The Shift in Monetary Regimes; 5 The Politics of Government Intervention; 6 The Responsiveness of Wage Bargaining Institutions; 7 The Interaction between Wage Bargaining Institutions and Government Intervention; 8 Negotiated Adjustment - A European Approach; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-316) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

1-04-077356-7

1-003-70934-6

1-04-078227-2

1-280-95840-5

9786610958405

90-485-0444-9

1-4294-5457-1

9781003709343

OCLC:

85782614

Publisher Number:

10.5117/9789053569191