Author (Person) | Ebbinghaus, Bernhard |
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Publisher | Sage Publications |
Series Title | European Journal of Industrial Relations |
Series Details | Volume 17, Number 4, Pages 315-322 |
Publication Date | December 2011 |
ISSN | 0959-6801 |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Abstract: Trade unions played a substantial role in the ‘old politics’ of expanding pension systems in Europe; they are still active in the ‘new politics’ of pension reforms. Given the electoral impact and political veto points, governments may seek to overcome reform blockage in political decision-making and implementation by seeking social consensus with trade unions and employers. Various modes of social governance in addition to political interest politics allow trade union influence: institutionalized forms of self-administration of pension insurance, self-regulation via negotiated occupational pensions, institutional consultation of interest groups and tripartite concertation (or social pacts) between government and the social partners. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0959680111420208 |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Politics and International Relations |
Subject Tags | Pensions |
Keywords | Trade Unions |
Countries / Regions | Europe |