Still part of the game—corporatism and political exchanges in two small states
研究丹麦和荷兰自大衰退以来的劳动与福利政策,质疑工会弱小且无关三方规制的普遍看法,发现三方协议频率未降,社会伙伴仍能获得重要让步,并通过提供财政资源和工作场所准入维持法团主义韧性。
Abstract This study of Danish and Dutch work and welfare policies since the Great Recession questions the dominant picture of trade unions as being too weak and irrelevant for tripartite regulation. The frequency of tripartite agreements has not decreased, and social partners are still able to obtain important concessions. In addition to well‐described resources, the article shows that trade unions and employers' organizations offer governments financial resources and access to workplaces in political exchanges, which helps explain corporatist resilience. Only limited support was found for well‐known drivers other than economic crises as explanations for changes over time in tripartism.