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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146255003321

Autore

Hassel Anke <1965->

Titolo

Wage setting, social pacts and the euro : a new role for the state / / Anke Hassel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-04-077356-7

1-003-70934-6

1-04-078227-2

1-280-95840-5

9786610958405

90-485-0444-9

1-4294-5457-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Collana

Changing welfare states

Soggetti

Wages - Europe

Labor unions - Economic aspects - Europe

Euro - Social aspects - Europe

Welfare economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-316) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 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; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

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.