Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe: Voting for Social Pacts

By Kerstin Hamann, John Kelly, John Kelly

Book Overview

This book provides a comparative assessment of social pacts between governments, labor unions and employer organizations in Western Europe. Using a dataset covering 16 European countries, as well as eight in-depth country case studies, the authors argue that governments' choice of social pacts or legislation is less influenced by economic problems, but is strongly influenced by electoral competition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113888216X
• ISBN13: 9781138882164
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"