Title

The domestic sources of differences in labour market policies

Authors

Authors

K. Hamann;J. Kelly

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Br. J. Ind. Relat.

Keywords

SPAIN; GLOBALIZATION; BRITAIN; UNIONS; WORK; Industrial Relations & Labor

Abstract

In this article we analyse what drives both the specific choices and the relative amount of change in labour market policies in two countries, Britain and Spain, in the 1990s. Although we find more substantial and radical labour market reform in Britain, Spain experienced greater union inclusion in policy-making. We examine the roles of economic institutions and the ideology of the governing party and find that neither accounts satisfactorily for the labour market changes in our cases. Domestic political variables, especially electoral factors and the power and autonomy of government, give more insight into the similarities and differences between the two countries.

Journal Title

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volume

41

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Language

English

First Page

639

Last Page

663

WOS Identifier

WOS:000187107200003

ISSN

0007-1080

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