Flexicurity between Europeanization and Varieties of Capitalism? A Comparative Analysis of Employment Protection Reforms in Portugal and Greece
| Autor: | Andreas Kornelakis, Sotirios Zartaloudis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Government Divergence (linguistics) Institutional change 05 social sciences 050209 industrial relations Mixed economy Protection system Capitalism General Business Management and Accounting 0506 political science Market economy 0502 economics and business Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Economics Business and International Management Economic system Flexicurity |
| Zdroj: | JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies. 55:1144-1161 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9886 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jcms.12533 |
| Popis: | The article examines the adoption of Flexicurity principles in Portugal and Greece during 2006–2009. Despite the similar conditions between the two cases and common EU stimulus, the process and final outcomes in the reform of their employment protection systems differed. In Portugal, the government persevered and implemented a reform in line with Flexicurity principles. By contrast, the Greek government initially favoured Flexicurity and initiated a reform process of the legal framework; however the reform was halted. The article explains this divergence by combining the insights of Europeanization and Varieties of Capitalism literatures. It is argued that in cases of Mixed Market Economies, ‘misfit’ with EU stimuli is a necessary, but not sufficient condition for institutional change. Instead, reforms depend on union structure and the existence of policy entrepreneurs favouring reform, which explains the divergent reform paths. |
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