Wage setting, social pacts and the euro : a new role for the State /

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.

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Author / Contributor: Hassel, Anke, 1965- (Author)
Imprint: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2006]
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects:
Series:Changing welfare states.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.