Economic crisis and the politics of public service employment relations in Italy and France
本文分析了意大利和法国政府紧缩措施对公共部门雇员工作条件和就业关系的影响，发现两国在措施时机和严重程度上存在差异，但政府单方面决定雇佣条件的权力均得到重申。
This article analyses the impact of government austerity measures on the working conditions of public employees and public sector employment relations in Italy and France. The timing and severity of these measures have differed, given the different conditions of public finances in the two countries. The impact on employment levels, wages, working conditions and pensions has generally been more pronounced in Italy than in France. The reform of public sector employment relations institutions predated the economic crisis; in Italy the aim was to limit union prerogatives and the scope of collective bargaining, in France to strengthen social dialogue institutions. But in both cases the ultimate government power to determine terms and conditions of employment unilaterally has been clearly reaffirmed.