Social Concertation as a Political Strategy

in Afonso, A (2013) Social Concertation in Times of Austerity. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 25-52.

57 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2011 Last revised: 15 Apr 2013

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Alexandre Afonso

King's College London - Department of Political Economy; Leiden University

Date Written: April 11, 2013

Abstract

This paper outlines evolutions in the underlying logic of corporatist policymaking in Western Europe. Starting from the discrepancy between the observable decline in the power of organised labour on the one hand, and the persistence of corporatist concertation as a mode of policymaking on the other, the paper outlines the remaining incentives for governments to involve trade unions and employers in policymaking. The paper shifts the focus from the traditional structural explanations of corporatist policymaking to political explanations emphasising political support, compliance and knowledge. The paper then outlines a few elements regarding the relationship between political and partisan configurations on corporatism.

Keywords: neocorporatism, policymaking, trade unions, employers

JEL Classification: J58

Suggested Citation

Afonso, Alexandre and Afonso, Alexandre, Social Concertation as a Political Strategy (April 11, 2013). in Afonso, A (2013) Social Concertation in Times of Austerity. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 25-52., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1806922 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1806922

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