Industrial Relations as a Source of Solidarity in Times of Welfare State Retrenchment

Trampusch, Christine

doi:10.1017/s0047279406000560

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“…Yet, we sought to qualify his argument, claiming that differentiated outcomes result from such processes, at least within the European context. In line with Trampusch (2007a;2007b), we provided additional evidence that unions and employers may fill gaps in welfare provisions or regulation via collective bargaining.…”

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Social partners and the welfare state: Recalibration, privatization or collectivization of social risks?

Johnston

Kornelakis

d’Acri

2011

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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The comparative political economy literature has been inconclusive in its assessment of the extent of welfare state retrenchment. One strand of research emphasised that welfare states have not undergone outright retrenchment, but recalibration. Another strand argued that there is a shift towards the privatization of risks and increased reliance on the market. While these assessments likely represent differences in magnitude, our paper seeks to contribute to these debates with an alternative argument: collectivization of social risks. We employ a method of contextualized comparisons, examining three cases of collectivization across diverse contexts: the financing of disability insurance in the Netherlands, training provision for employed and unemployed in Greece, and regulation of atypical contracts in Italy. The paper concludes by discussing the political dynamic that ensued and the wider relevance of the argument to debates in comparative political economy and comparative industrial relations. 2

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Social partners and the welfare state: Recalibration, privatization or collectivization of social risks?

Johnston

Kornelakis

d’Acri

2011

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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“…The data also sketch the development of state measures affecting tax, social security and labour law which support these agreements. The data are published in Trampusch 2007 (table 3). Due to the word restrictions of this journal the tables have not been attached to this article.…”

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Industrial Relations as a Source of Social Policy: A Typology of the Institutional Conditions for Industrial Agreements on Social Benefits

Trampusch

2007

Soc Policy Adm

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“…Contemporary literature is divided about the interpretation of the financialization of pensions and in particular the role of OPs in this trend . For some (Trampusch, ), OPs are an opportunity to counteract financialization (a sort of “Ligne Maginot” to protect workers against the risks of the financial markets). As stressed by Keune (this issue), the introduction or expansion of occupational welfare can be seen as a way to respond to gaps in the statutory and public welfare schemes.…”

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Occupational pensions in Europe: Trojan horse of financialization?

Natali

2018

Soc Policy Adm

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The aim of this article is to shed light on the nexus between occupational pensions (OPs) and the financialization of pensions in Europe. In particular, we address the following questions: Has the recent evolution of OPs contributed to the financialization of pension policy? Is the nexus between OPs and financialization the result of the increased influence of financial markets in the pension field? Or of a more complex interaction of state, market, and social actors? By comparing Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we show financialization is a broad process that affects the three countries, but it has followed three different paths. In Italy, financialization is spreading through individual pension schemes rather than OPs. The Dutch collective OPs are still a central part of the pension systems, but are increasingly influenced by the financial markets. In the United Kingdom, employer‐led OPs are in the hands of the financial services industry. This proves that financialization is a powerful trend, but has to deal with domestic socioeconomic institutions (a country's political economies and pensions institutions) that shape actors' strategies and reforms. Financial actors have an increased role in pension politics, but are involved in complex interactions with the state, employers, and trade unions.

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Industrial Relations as a Source of Solidarity in Times of Welfare State Retrenchment

Cited by 46 publications

References 28 publications

Social partners and the welfare state: Recalibration, privatization or collectivization of social risks?

Social partners and the welfare state: Recalibration, privatization or collectivization of social risks?

Industrial Relations as a Source of Social Policy: A Typology of the Institutional Conditions for Industrial Agreements on Social Benefits

Occupational pensions in Europe: Trojan horse of financialization?

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