The Challenge to Industrial Relations in Germany

Panagiotopoulos, Miltiadis (2004): The Challenge to Industrial Relations in Germany. Unpublished.

Abstract

The academic literature is inconsistent about the evolvement of the German industrial relations network and varies between theories which emphasize its versatility or forecast its probable deterioration. I suggest that a less centralized version of industrial democracy, with works councilors supporting trade unionists, provides for an alternative against the liberal market economies, and will be a main ingredient in the process of European integration.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Additional Information: This paper is a chapter taken from my doctoral thesis written at the London Metropolitan University from 2003 to 2006 and revised in 2007. The title of the project is: Institutional Complementarities in Business Systems and Labour Markets.
• Language: English
• Keywords: Institutional Complementarities; Industrial Relations; Trade Unions; Corporate Governance
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining