Varieties of Capitalism and Europeanization

Download or read book Varieties of Capitalism and Europeanization written by Georg Menz and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on detailed case studies of ten European countries, this volume argues that both strongly neocorporatist systems of political-economic governance and statist systems are capable of creating swift, comprehensive and thorough national re-regulations. This applies to Austria and France, but also Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. By contrast, countries with less strongly embedded neocorporatist structures, in which due to organizational deficiencies trade unions face difficulties blocking employer demands, create liberal response strategies, permitting a stratification of wage levels. Hence, both Germany and the Netherlands implemented liberal business-friendly re-regulations.