The domestic sources of differences in labour market policies

    Authors

    K. Hamann;J. Kelly

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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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