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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415581958
• ISBN13: 9780415581950
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"