TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ebbinghaus,Bernhard
TI  - The role of trade unions in European pension reforms: From 'old' to 'new' politics?
SN  - 09596801
AV  - HD8371 EUR 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Sage
KW  - Pension reform
KW  - Social pact
KW  - Trade union
KW  - EU countries
N2  - Trade unions played a substantial role in the ‘old politics’ of expanding pension systems in Europe; they are still active in the ‘new politics’ of pension reforms. Given the electoral impact and political veto points, governments may seek to overcome reform blockage in political decision-making and implementation by seeking social consensus with trade unions and employers. Various modes of social governance in addition to political interest politics allow trade union influence: institutionalized forms of self-administration of pension insurance, self-regulation via negotiated occupational pensions, institutional consultation of interest groups and tripartite concertation (or social pacts) between government and the social partners
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680111420208
ER  -