Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia

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The Nordic model attracts attention in a mixture of applause and disbelief. Among its merits, but also a precondition to its future survival, is its capacity to modify and adapt to changing circumstances. This book scrutinizes Nordic - in particular Norwegian - working life and welfare states from t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Engelstad, Fredrik (Editor , Herausgeber), Hagelund, Anniken (Editor , Herausgeber)
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Warschau/Berlin De Gruyter De Gruyter Open 2015
Temas:
Social sciences (General)
(Produktform)Electronic book text
(Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft
(BISAC Subject Heading)SOC026000
Nordic countries, Norway, welfare policies, labour market, institutional change, capitalism
PN: Textbook/paperback
(VLB-WN)9720
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Institutional Change in Neo-Corporatist Society
  • 2 Negotiation and the Micro-Foundations of Institutional Change
  • PART I: Working Life Institutionalization
  • Negotiating Large Scale Social Change
  • 3 Property Rights, Governance, and Power Balances
  • 4 Institutionalization and Dynamic Change of Institutions
  • the Basic Agreement and Tripartite Structures in Norway
  • 5 Participation and Co-Determination: Why Some Arrangements Fail and Others Prevail
  • 6 The Making of Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway
  • 7 Institutional Variation and Normative Theory: Lessons from a Local Equal Pay Controversy
  • PART II: Institutional Change in Work and Vocational Education
  • 8 Regulating the Temporary Layoff Institution
  • Coalitions and Drift
  • 9 Cooperation and Power in Labour Adjustment Choices: A Nordic Perspective
  • 10 Preventing Dualization the Hard Way
  • Regulating the Norwegian Labour Market
  • 11 Cooperation and Reform in Vocational Education and Training
  • PART III: Negotiations in Welfare State Institutions
  • 12 To Reform or Not to Reform? Explaining the Coexistence of Successful Pension Reform and Sick Pay Inertia in Norway
  • 13 Changing Welfare Institutions as Sites of Contestation
  • 14 Making, Unmaking and Remaking: The Evolution of Nordic Cash for Childcare Schemes
  • PART IV: Afterword
  • 15 Conflict, Compromise, Cooperation Concluding Reflections
  • About the Authors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index

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