State, business and trade unions in West Germany after the ‘political Wende
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6406663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josef Esser (Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 198-214 |
| Publication date | 1986-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402388608424574 |
| OpenAlex | W2064539008 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article refutes speculative arguments that the co‐operation of state, business and unions that predominated under Social Democratic rule was replaced by the Christian Democratic/Liberal government's unequivocal strategy to confront and to exclude the unions. The present government's economic and social policy contains three elements: an increase in the flexibility of capital, the reconstruction of the welfare state, and an increase in the flexibility of labour. The analysis of this strategy shows that government and unions continue to try to achieve a ‘new’ form of partnership ‐ a partnership, however, which for the unions could result in dramatic changes in their present political and organisational strength
Capital (architecture · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · General partnership · Government (linguistics · Management · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social Partnership · State (computer science · Welfare state · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1995 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |