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This book, which includes contributions from first-rate international scholars in the field, discusses the role that unions are likely to play in the changed economic environment of the new century. Questions discussed include: What will unions look like in the years to come? Which kind of interest groups will they represent? How important will be the broader political role of unions? To what extent do unions care about future generations?

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Author:   Tito Boeri (, Bocconi University) ,  Agar Brugiavini (, University of Venice) ,  Lars Calmfors (, Stockholm University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780199246571

ISBN 10:   0199246572
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 August 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Tito Boeri: Introduction Part 1: The Future of Collective Bargaining in Europe1: Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Lars Calmfors, Daniele Checchi, Robin Naylor and Jelle Visser: Introduction 2: Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Lars Calmfors, Daniele Checchi, Robin Naylor and Jelle Visser: Union Membership 3: Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Lars Calmfors, Daniele Checchi, Robin Naylor and Jelle Visser: Wage bargaining: competition, trade, surplus and power 4: Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Lars Calmfors, Daniele Checchi, Robin Naylor and Jelle Visser: Wider dimensions of unions' presence 5: Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Lars Calmfors, Daniele Checchi, Robin Naylor and Jelle Visser: Bargaining structure and macroeconomic performance 6: Alison Booth, Michael Burda, Lars Calmfors, Daniele Checchi, Robin Naylor and Jelle Visser: The future prospects of trade unions in Europe Villy Bergström and Robert Flanagan: Comments Part 2: What do Unions do to the Welfare States?Agar Brugiavini, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmund, Martin Schludi and Thierry Verdier: Introduction 1: Agar Brugiavini, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmund, Martin Schludi and Thierry Verdier: Unions' involvement in the welfare state 2: Agar Brugiavini, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmund, Martin Schludi and Thierry Verdier: Unions and pensions: theory, evidence and implications 3: Agar Brugiavini, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmund, Martin Schludi and Thierry Verdier: Learning from welfare reforms: the case of public pensions 4: Agar Brugiavini, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmund, Martin Schludi and Thierry Verdier: Unions and unemployment insurance 5: Agar Brugiavini, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Richard Freeman, Pietro Garibaldi, Bertil Holmund, Martin Schludi and Thierry Verdier: Conclusions: What do unions do to the welfare states? Appendix: Unions and Benefits: a simple Analytical Framework Gilles Saint-Paul and Michele Salvati: Comments Olivier Blanchard; Steve Nickell: Final Remarks

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... a scholarly volume of interest to anyone concerned with the future of European unions, and whose discussion of organized labour's approach to the welfare question should become a central reference point. Work, employment and society

Author Information

After obtaining his Ph.D. in economics from New York University, Tito Boeri was senior economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1987 to 1996. In this position, among other things, he co-ordinated all the work carried out by the OECD in the field of human resource policies in the central and eastern European economies in transition after 1990. He was also consultant to the International Monetary Fund, the ILO and the World Bank. He is currently associate professor of economics at Bocconi University, Milan, where he teaches courses on labour economics and the economics of transition, and is affiliated with the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER). He is Director of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, which operates in the field of labour market and social policy reforms in Europe. Lars Calmfors is Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. Agar Brugiavini is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Venice.

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