The role of unions in the Twenty-first century : a report for the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti /
The role of unions in the Twenty-first century : a report for the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti /
edited by Tito Boeri, Agar Brugiavini, Lars Calmfors, with Alison Booth [and others].
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- 1 online resource (xv, 304 pages) : illustrations
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Cotributors -- Part I. The Future of Collective Bargaining in Europe -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Union Membership -- 2.1. Membership trends in the twentieth century: increased cross-national variation -- 2.2. Union membership decline -- 2.3. Why join a trade union? -- 2.4. Cyclical explanations of union membership developments -- 2.5. Structural explanations -- 2.6. Institutional explanations -- 2.7. Centralization and unionization -- 2.8. Some additional empirical evidence on union membership -- 2.9. New organizing strategies -- 2.10. Conclusions. 3. Wage Bargaining, Union Power, and Economic Integration -- 3.1. Review of literature on union wage effects: theory and evidence -- 3.2. The impact of trade, integration, and FDI in Europe on union bargaining power -- 3.3. Conclusions -- 4. Wider Dimensions of Unions' Presence -- 4.1. What else do European unions do? -- 4.2. How do they do it? -- 4.3. The future of union presence -- 4.4. Conclusions -- 5. Bargaining Structure and Macroeconomic Performance -- 5.1. The conventional wisdom -- 5.2. The interaction between bargaining structure and economic policy. 5.3. Bargaining structure and macroeconomic shocks -- 5.4. Bargaining structure and the EMU -- 5.5. Conclusions -- 6. The Future Prospects for Trade Unions in Europe -- 6.1. Prospects for union membership -- 6.2. Four scenarios for collective bargaining in the future -- 6.3. Possible union strategies -- Comments -- Villy Bergström -- Robert Flanagan -- References -- Part II. What do Unions do to the Welfare States? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Unions' Involvement in the Welfare State -- 2.1. Unions and the welfare state development -- 2.2. Unions and membership structure. 2.3. Unions as a political movement -- 2.4. Unions and social insurance administration -- 2.5. Unions and occupational welfare -- 2.6. Institutional and political veto points -- 3. Unions and Pensions: Theory, Evidence, and Implications -- 3.1. What unions do to pensions: economic theory -- 3.2. The importance of institutional setting -- 3.3. What unions do in practice: empirical evidence on unions and pensions -- 4. Learning from Welfare Reforms: The Case of Public Pensions -- 4.1. Long-term and short-term reform pressures on pay-as-you-go systems -- 4.2. Tax financing or payroll contributions? 4.3. Reversing early retirement -- 4.4. How to calculate benefits fairly -- 4.5. Privatization by mandated or voluntary occupational pensions? -- 4.6. Towards more funded private pension systems -- 4.7. Unilateral or negotiated reforms? -- 5. Unions and Unemployment Insurance -- 5.1. Unemployment insurance and the demand for union membership -- 5.2. Unemployment insurance, wage bargaining, and unemployment -- 5.3. How do unions influence unemployment insurance policies? -- 5.4. Unemployment insurance reforms -- 5.5. How could a Ghent system help other European countries? -- 6. Conclusions.
Focusing on the role and functions of trade unions, this collection of essays by a team of international scholars looks to the future and explores their broader political and social remits and responsibilities.
English.
9780191529887 (electronic bk.) 0191529885 (electronic bk.) 9780199246588 0199246580 9786611944179 6611944176 1281944173 9781281944177 (pbk.)
GBA153240 bnb
000022997011 AU
Wages.
Collective bargaining.
Labor unions.
Labor unions.
Collective Bargaining
Labor Unions
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Syndicats.
Salaires.
Négociations collectives.
trade unions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Collective bargaining.
Wages.
Vakverenigingen.
vakbonden trade unions arbeidsverhoudingen labour relations collectieve overeenkomsten collective agreements arbeidsomstandigheden working conditions sociale verzekering social insurance pensioenen pensions werkloosheid unemployment loonafspraken wage agreements sociaal welzijn social welfare welvaartsstaat welfare state Employee participation Medezeggenschap
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
HD6483 / .R634 2001eb
331.88
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Cotributors -- Part I. The Future of Collective Bargaining in Europe -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Union Membership -- 2.1. Membership trends in the twentieth century: increased cross-national variation -- 2.2. Union membership decline -- 2.3. Why join a trade union? -- 2.4. Cyclical explanations of union membership developments -- 2.5. Structural explanations -- 2.6. Institutional explanations -- 2.7. Centralization and unionization -- 2.8. Some additional empirical evidence on union membership -- 2.9. New organizing strategies -- 2.10. Conclusions. 3. Wage Bargaining, Union Power, and Economic Integration -- 3.1. Review of literature on union wage effects: theory and evidence -- 3.2. The impact of trade, integration, and FDI in Europe on union bargaining power -- 3.3. Conclusions -- 4. Wider Dimensions of Unions' Presence -- 4.1. What else do European unions do? -- 4.2. How do they do it? -- 4.3. The future of union presence -- 4.4. Conclusions -- 5. Bargaining Structure and Macroeconomic Performance -- 5.1. The conventional wisdom -- 5.2. The interaction between bargaining structure and economic policy. 5.3. Bargaining structure and macroeconomic shocks -- 5.4. Bargaining structure and the EMU -- 5.5. Conclusions -- 6. The Future Prospects for Trade Unions in Europe -- 6.1. Prospects for union membership -- 6.2. Four scenarios for collective bargaining in the future -- 6.3. Possible union strategies -- Comments -- Villy Bergström -- Robert Flanagan -- References -- Part II. What do Unions do to the Welfare States? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Unions' Involvement in the Welfare State -- 2.1. Unions and the welfare state development -- 2.2. Unions and membership structure. 2.3. Unions as a political movement -- 2.4. Unions and social insurance administration -- 2.5. Unions and occupational welfare -- 2.6. Institutional and political veto points -- 3. Unions and Pensions: Theory, Evidence, and Implications -- 3.1. What unions do to pensions: economic theory -- 3.2. The importance of institutional setting -- 3.3. What unions do in practice: empirical evidence on unions and pensions -- 4. Learning from Welfare Reforms: The Case of Public Pensions -- 4.1. Long-term and short-term reform pressures on pay-as-you-go systems -- 4.2. Tax financing or payroll contributions? 4.3. Reversing early retirement -- 4.4. How to calculate benefits fairly -- 4.5. Privatization by mandated or voluntary occupational pensions? -- 4.6. Towards more funded private pension systems -- 4.7. Unilateral or negotiated reforms? -- 5. Unions and Unemployment Insurance -- 5.1. Unemployment insurance and the demand for union membership -- 5.2. Unemployment insurance, wage bargaining, and unemployment -- 5.3. How do unions influence unemployment insurance policies? -- 5.4. Unemployment insurance reforms -- 5.5. How could a Ghent system help other European countries? -- 6. Conclusions.
Focusing on the role and functions of trade unions, this collection of essays by a team of international scholars looks to the future and explores their broader political and social remits and responsibilities.
English.
9780191529887 (electronic bk.) 0191529885 (electronic bk.) 9780199246588 0199246580 9786611944179 6611944176 1281944173 9781281944177 (pbk.)
GBA153240 bnb
000022997011 AU
Wages.
Collective bargaining.
Labor unions.
Labor unions.
Collective Bargaining
Labor Unions
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Syndicats.
Salaires.
Négociations collectives.
trade unions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Collective bargaining.
Wages.
Vakverenigingen.
vakbonden trade unions arbeidsverhoudingen labour relations collectieve overeenkomsten collective agreements arbeidsomstandigheden working conditions sociale verzekering social insurance pensioenen pensions werkloosheid unemployment loonafspraken wage agreements sociaal welzijn social welfare welvaartsstaat welfare state Employee participation Medezeggenschap
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
HD6483 / .R634 2001eb
331.88