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Taxation, wage bargaining and unemployment, Isabela Mares, (electronic resource)

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Why were European economies able to pursue the simultaneous commitment to full employment and welfare state expansion during the first decades of the postwar period and why did this virtuous relationship break down during recent decades? This book provides an answer to this question, by highlighting the critical importance of a political exchange between unions and governments, premised on wage moderation in exchange for the expansion of social services and transfers. The strategies pursued by these actors in these political exchanges are influenced by existing wage bargaining institutions, the character of monetary policy and by the level and composition of social policy transfers. The book demonstrates that the gradual growth in the fiscal burden has undermined the effectiveness of this political exchange, lowering the ability of unions' wage policies to affect employment outcomes.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction: does the welfare state hurt employment?
  • Developments in European labor markets: two theoretical perspectives
  • The argument
  • The organization of the study
  • The economic and political consequences of welfare state maturation
  • Labor market institutions and economic performance
  • Labor market institutions and monetary policy
  • A theoretical synthesis: labor market institutions, monetary policies and the welfare state
  • Looking ahead
  • Appendix
  • Equilibrium prices and consumption
  • Derivation of trade unions' optimal wage demands
  • Proofs of comparative statics results
  • Centralization of the wage bargaining system: a comparison with the Calmfors-Driffill approach
  • A quantitative analysis
  • Testing the model: measurement of the central explanatory variables
  • The dependent variable: the employment performance of OECD economies
  • Regression analysis
  • Conclusions
  • Sweden: Policy developments in the immediate postwar years
  • The Rehn-Meidner model
  • Wage and social policy developments of the 1960s
  • Strains on the system: interunion rivalry, 1970-1976
  • Policy developments under conservative governments, 1976-1982
  • The return of the social democrats, 1982-1990
  • The double sacrifice: wage and social policy developments of the 1990s
  • Conclusion
  • Germany: The wage-social policy nexus during the Adenauer-Erhard period, 1950-1966
  • Wage bargaining and social policy developments under the Grand coalition, 1966-1969
  • Wage bargaining and social policy expansion in the Brandt era, 1969-1974
  • Wage bargaining and social policy developments under the social-liberal coalition, 1974-1982
  • The consequences of welfare state maturation: wage and social policy developments, 1982-1990
  • The aftermath of German reunification, 1990-1997
  • Conclusions
  • Britain: Wage developments of the postwar years, 1945-1950
  • Social policy and wage moderation under the conservatives, 1951-1964
  • The Labor government, 1964-1970
  • Conservatives again, 1970-1974
  • The social contract, 1974-1979
  • The conservative attack on the social wage, 1980-1996
  • Welfare state and labor market reforms under New Labour
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion: new social pacts in contemporary Europe
  • The theoretical argument
  • Implications for the politics of new social pacts
Isbn
9780521674119
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625688
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Taxation, wage bargaining and unemployment
Title
Taxation, wage bargaining and unemployment
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Isabela Mares
Title variation
Taxation, Wage Bargaining, & Unemployment
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Language
eng
Summary
Why were European economies able to pursue the simultaneous commitment to full employment and welfare state expansion during the first decades of the postwar period and why did this virtuous relationship break down during recent decades? This book provides an answer to this question, by highlighting the critical importance of a political exchange between unions and governments, premised on wage moderation in exchange for the expansion of social services and transfers. The strategies pursued by these actors in these political exchanges are influenced by existing wage bargaining institutions, the character of monetary policy and by the level and composition of social policy transfers. The book demonstrates that the gradual growth in the fiscal burden has undermined the effectiveness of this political exchange, lowering the ability of unions' wage policies to affect employment outcomes.--
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Mares, Isabela
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dictionaries
Series statement
  • Cambridge studies in comparative politics
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Manpower policy
  • Welfare state
  • Wages
  • Labor unions
  • Welfare state
  • Wages
  • Labor unions
  • Welfare state
  • Wages
  • Labor unions
  • Europe
  • Europe
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Taxation, wage bargaining and unemployment, Isabela Mares, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625688
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online resource
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Contents
Introduction: does the welfare state hurt employment? -- Developments in European labor markets: two theoretical perspectives -- The argument -- The organization of the study -- The economic and political consequences of welfare state maturation -- Labor market institutions and economic performance -- Labor market institutions and monetary policy -- A theoretical synthesis: labor market institutions, monetary policies and the welfare state -- Looking ahead -- Appendix -- Equilibrium prices and consumption -- Derivation of trade unions' optimal wage demands -- Proofs of comparative statics results -- Centralization of the wage bargaining system: a comparison with the Calmfors-Driffill approach -- A quantitative analysis -- Testing the model: measurement of the central explanatory variables -- The dependent variable: the employment performance of OECD economies -- Regression analysis -- Conclusions -- Sweden: Policy developments in the immediate postwar years -- The Rehn-Meidner model -- Wage and social policy developments of the 1960s -- Strains on the system: interunion rivalry, 1970-1976 -- Policy developments under conservative governments, 1976-1982 -- The return of the social democrats, 1982-1990 -- The double sacrifice: wage and social policy developments of the 1990s -- Conclusion -- Germany: The wage-social policy nexus during the Adenauer-Erhard period, 1950-1966 -- Wage bargaining and social policy developments under the Grand coalition, 1966-1969 -- Wage bargaining and social policy expansion in the Brandt era, 1969-1974 -- Wage bargaining and social policy developments under the social-liberal coalition, 1974-1982 -- The consequences of welfare state maturation: wage and social policy developments, 1982-1990 -- The aftermath of German reunification, 1990-1997 -- Conclusions -- Britain: Wage developments of the postwar years, 1945-1950 -- Social policy and wage moderation under the conservatives, 1951-1964 -- The Labor government, 1964-1970 -- Conservatives again, 1970-1974 -- The social contract, 1974-1979 -- The conservative attack on the social wage, 1980-1996 -- Welfare state and labor market reforms under New Labour -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: new social pacts in contemporary Europe -- The theoretical argument -- Implications for the politics of new social pacts
Control code
CR9780511625688
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521674119
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)829704708
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Taxation, wage bargaining and unemployment, Isabela Mares, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625688
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: does the welfare state hurt employment? -- Developments in European labor markets: two theoretical perspectives -- The argument -- The organization of the study -- The economic and political consequences of welfare state maturation -- Labor market institutions and economic performance -- Labor market institutions and monetary policy -- A theoretical synthesis: labor market institutions, monetary policies and the welfare state -- Looking ahead -- Appendix -- Equilibrium prices and consumption -- Derivation of trade unions' optimal wage demands -- Proofs of comparative statics results -- Centralization of the wage bargaining system: a comparison with the Calmfors-Driffill approach -- A quantitative analysis -- Testing the model: measurement of the central explanatory variables -- The dependent variable: the employment performance of OECD economies -- Regression analysis -- Conclusions -- Sweden: Policy developments in the immediate postwar years -- The Rehn-Meidner model -- Wage and social policy developments of the 1960s -- Strains on the system: interunion rivalry, 1970-1976 -- Policy developments under conservative governments, 1976-1982 -- The return of the social democrats, 1982-1990 -- The double sacrifice: wage and social policy developments of the 1990s -- Conclusion -- Germany: The wage-social policy nexus during the Adenauer-Erhard period, 1950-1966 -- Wage bargaining and social policy developments under the Grand coalition, 1966-1969 -- Wage bargaining and social policy expansion in the Brandt era, 1969-1974 -- Wage bargaining and social policy developments under the social-liberal coalition, 1974-1982 -- The consequences of welfare state maturation: wage and social policy developments, 1982-1990 -- The aftermath of German reunification, 1990-1997 -- Conclusions -- Britain: Wage developments of the postwar years, 1945-1950 -- Social policy and wage moderation under the conservatives, 1951-1964 -- The Labor government, 1964-1970 -- Conservatives again, 1970-1974 -- The social contract, 1974-1979 -- The conservative attack on the social wage, 1980-1996 -- Welfare state and labor market reforms under New Labour -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: new social pacts in contemporary Europe -- The theoretical argument -- Implications for the politics of new social pacts
Control code
CR9780511625688
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521674119
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)829704708

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