Socio‐economic bargaining in the Netherlands: Redefining the post‐war policy coalition

Wolinetz, Steven B.

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“…In addition, left-wing governments may have broader coalition-building potential. Wolinetz (1989) has argued that while the ability to exclude key economic groups-especially trade unions-gives governments more freedom of action in the short term, it concommitantly reduces their ability to garner the support necessary to implement cost-cutting measures. 18 The more extensive relationships between parties of the left and diverse inter- Belgium ests and constituencies may facilitate coalition building around loss-inducing measures, at least in the short-term.…”

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Cutting Public Expenditures in Advanced Industrial Democracies: The Importance of Avoiding Blame

Ross

1997

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This article examines three conditions for cutting public expenditures across a sample of 16 advanced industrial democracies: intent, ability, and need during the 1970s and 1980s. Unlike spending increases, cuts require purposeful action. A first condition, therefore, for cutting expenditures is that leaders intend to curb spending. Surprisingly, the results indicate that leftist parties are considerably more effective at cutting expenditures than parties of the right. Indeed, leaders appear to have most latitude when a feared course of action is considered least likely. A second condition is that of ability. Institutions constrain and facilitate leadership. The degree to which decisionmaking must be shared within the executive both helps and hinders budgetcutting across exogenous conditions. While oversized coalitions may impede losses, they may also facilitate them by sharing responsibility for unpopular measures and thus reducing electoral repercussions. Indeed, both party and institutional results point to the centrality of avoiding blame in the loss-inducing process. A third condition for cutting public expenditures involves need. While objective economic indicators are not irrelevant, the issue of need is largely politically defined.Public expenditures are thought to be increasingly uncontrollable by elected officials (Derthick

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Cutting Public Expenditures in Advanced Industrial Democracies: The Importance of Avoiding Blame

Ross

1997

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“…Het keynesianisme waar de PvdA onder Den Uyl haar socialistische politiek op baseerde, kwam in de jaren zeventig in een ernstige crisis terecht. In de jaren tachtig vond een reeks neoliberale hervormingen plaats, geleid door de kabinetten Lubbers (Touwen, 2010;Green-Pedersen, Van Kersbergen & Hemerijck 2001;Scholten, 1987;Wolinetz 1989). Wilde de PvdA in beeld blijven als potentieel regeringspartner, dan diende zij afstand te nemen van de linkse polarisatiestrategie, van socialisme en Keynesianisme.…”

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Oudenampsen¹

2016

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“…Immediately after WWII, the Netherlands enjoyed a strong social consensus and persistent partnership among trade unions, business associations, and government. The initial deal was a diverse coalition partial to economic growth, full employment, and the expansion of the welfare state (Wolinetz 1989).…”

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“…In the Dutch context, it seems that their version of competitive corporatism, in which there is cooperation between trade unions and employers' associations aimed at maintaining and improving competitiveness, enjoys some advantages over more liberal market economies. This competitive corporatism may be more viable than the old social corporatism in the twenty-first century (Wolinetz 2002). But is it possible to go beyond both versions of northern European corporatism to develop a new form of governance for social and economic development that incorporates some of the features of the corporatist model, but in a more flexible and socially inclusive way?…”

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Innovative Governance and Development in the New Ireland: Social Partnership and the Integrated Approach

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McGrath

2003

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Since the mid-1980s, the economy of the Republic of Ireland has displayed a remarkable turnaround. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown at a faster rate than any developed country in the world. The government's deficit has been cut severely and the debt-to-GDP ration sharply reduced. Average incomes have risen significantly, and the unemployment rate reduced dramatically. This article documents these changes.It main purpose, however, is to provide a plausible explanation for the "Irish miracle." While many factors have been important-support for the Economic Union's regional development programs, a favorable tax structure, locational and language advantages for attracting multinational corporations, strong education and training programs-these factors in themselves do not explain the emergence of the "Celtic tiger." They were in place before the mid-1980s when Ireland was suffering from a fiscal, economic, and political crisis.Instead, the article argues, it was the creative and innovative response of Irish leaders in government, industry, and labor movement and community organizations to the crisis, and the subsequent institutionalization of this response in a new form of governance, that has been the catalyst for the Irish success story. Based on the thorough background research of the Economic and Social Research Council, a farsighted group of leaders developed a strategic plan in 1987 that provided a blueprint for constructive economic and social change. This was then formally instituted for wage restraint on the part of labor in return for income tax and social supposed provisions by government.Irish social Partnership is modeled to some extent on Northern European corporatism. The article reviews corporatism as an early form of innovative governance, using classical corporatism in Sweden and competitive corporatism in the Netherlands to illustrate how this approach has evolved over the years. Dutch economic success in recent years is due in part to its new form of corporatism that has helped it become globally competitive. It is argued, however, that Irish social partnership goes beyond continental corporatism in several important ways. It is more inclusive, covering a large array of social interests; it is more strategic, with a well-articulated integrated approach to social and economic development that is self-corrective and articulated in a new national agreement every three years; and it is more firmly institutionalized in both government and nongovernment agencies in the country. Social partnership and the integrated approach have become part of the culture of the new Ireland. This innovative form of governance underlies the Irish turnaround and augurs well for the future. It can also serve as a model, with appropriate modification tailor-made to each case, for other jurisdictions hoping to emulate Ireland's success.

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Socio‐economic bargaining in the Netherlands: Redefining the post‐war policy coalition

Cited by 22 publications

References 3 publications

Cutting Public Expenditures in Advanced Industrial Democracies: The Importance of Avoiding Blame

Cutting Public Expenditures in Advanced Industrial Democracies: The Importance of Avoiding Blame

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Innovative Governance and Development in the New Ireland: Social Partnership and the Integrated Approach

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