02462nam 2200349 450 991047698970332120230328200051.0(CKB)5470000000568045(NjHacI)995470000000568045(EXLCZ)99547000000056804520230328d2013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSocial concertation in times of austerity European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland /Alexandre AfonsoAmsterdam :Amsterdam University Press,2013.1 online resource (258 pages)Social concertation in times of austerity - 2 Table of Contents - 6 List of Tables and Figures - 8 List of Abbreviations - 10 Acknowledgements - 14 1 The Strange Survival of Social Concertation in Times of Austerity - 16 2 Social Concertation as a Political Strategy - 26 3 European Integration, Domestic Politicsnd Social Concertation - 54 4 Methods and Cases - 76 5 The Context of Social Concertation in Switzerland and Austria - 92 6 Social Concertation and Cross-Border Labour Mobility - 112 7 Social Concertation and Unemployment Policy Reforms - 156 8 Synthesis and Comparative Outlook - 196 List of Interviews - 216 Notes - 218 References - 224 Index - 254.A term specifically found in European politics, social concertation refers to cooperation between trade unions, governments and employers in public policy-making. Social Concertation in Times of Austerity investigates the political underpinnings of social concertation in the context of European integration. Alexandre Afonso focuses on the regulation of labor mobility and unemployment protection in Austria and Switzerland, two of Europe's most prosperous countries, and he looks at nonpartisan policymaking as a strategy for compromise. With this smart, new study, Afonso powerfully enters the debate on the need for a shared social agenda in post-crisis Western Europe. --Provided by publisher.Social Concertation in Times of Austerity Industrial relationsIndustrial relations.331Afonso Alexandre801895NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910476989703321Social Concertation in Times of Austerity1803156UNINA