Social democracy and the decline of strikes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9814535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jakob Molinder (0000-0003-3427-5515, Lund University), Tobias Karlsson (0000-0001-8061-7286, Lund University), Kerstin Enflo (0000-0002-9904-8957, Lund University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Pages | 101420 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Explorations in Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-4983 • E-ISSN: 1090-2457 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.eeh.2021.101420 |
| OpenAlex | W3181779451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
This paper tests if a strong labor movement leads to fewer industrial conflicts. The focus is on Sweden between the first general election in 1919 and the famous Saltsjöbaden Agreement in 1938, a formative period when the country transitioned from fierce labor conflicts to a state of industrial peace. We use panel data techniques to analyze more than 2000 strikes in 103 Swedish towns. We find that a shift of political majority towards the Social Democrats led to a significant decline in strikes, but only in towns where union presence was strong. The strike-reducing mechanism is related to corporatist explanations rather than increased social spending in municipal budgets
Democracy · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social democracy · Social Democratic Party · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |