Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe

Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe PDF Author: Kerstin Hamann
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136949879
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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Book Description
This book provides a comparative assessment of social pacts between governments, labor unions and employer organizations in Western Europe. Using a dataset covering 16 European countries, as well as eight in-depth country case studies, the authors argue that governments’ choice of social pacts or legislation is less influenced by economic problems, but is strongly influenced by electoral competition.