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The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe

Title
The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe / Patrick Emmenegger, Professor of Political Science, University of St. Gallen.
Author
Emmenegger, Patrick
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

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Description
xv, 346 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-335) and index.
Contents
  • 1. Job security regulations in Western Europe. Variations in the levels and changes of job security regulations and how to account for them.
  • 2. Towards a new theory of the politics of job security regulations. Literature review. Job security regulations by consensus: The varieties of capitalism thesis [and] Conservative social policy: The social Catholicism thesis [and] Contested regulations: The power resources thesis. -- Beyond cross-national differences: Towards a more nuanced theory of the politics of job security regulations. Trade unions are the driving force behind the extension of job security regulations [and] The paradoxical effects of early trade union strength [and] Temporal variations in power resources: Three periods of labour movement strength [and] Second-best solutions: Trade unions and two-tier labour market reforms.
  • 3. Setting up a regulatory regime. Before World War I: Freedom of contract in a period of business strength -- The Interwar Period: The 1920 Works Council Act and the rise of Fascism -- World War II and its aftermath: The new role of public authorities -- Job security regulations after two World Wars.
  • 4. A 'Red Wave' over Europe. A 'Red Wave' sweeps over Europe -- Little effective protection against dismissal -- The reform of job security regulations in the late 1960s and early 1970s. France: The May 1968 rupture [and] Italy: The Hot Autumn [and] Germany: The quest for co-determination [and] The Netherlands: Wages rather than job security [and] Switzerland: Too weak to enforce significant change [and] Sweden: From contract to law [and] Denmark: The non-event [and] Great Britain: Legislation rather than contestation. -- Job security regulations after the 'Red Wave'.
  • 5. The age of dualization. Trade unions in the age of dualization -- The reform of job security regulations since the early 1980s. Great Britain: The Thatcher Revolution [and] Italy: No choice but dualization? [and] France: Fighting the inevitable? [and] Germany: Dualization in a coordinated market economy [and] Sweden: Dualization in a social democratic welfare state [and] The Netherlands" Flexicurity in a two-tier labour market [and] Denmark and Switzerland: Closing gaps but keeping the level of protection low. -- Job security regulations in the age of dualization.
  • 6. Power and institutions. The historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe: Compararive discussion of findings. Setting up a new regulatory regime [and] Facing the 'Red Wave' [and] The age of dualization. -- Beyond cross-national differences in power resources -- Dualization forever?
Call Number
JFE 16-4522
ISBN
  • 9780198709237
  • 0198709234
LCCN
2014950372
OCLC
895651857
Author
Emmenegger, Patrick, author.
Title
The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe / Patrick Emmenegger, Professor of Political Science, University of St. Gallen.
Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-335) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-4522
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