1st Edition

Corporatism and the Myth of Consensus Working Hours Legislation in Finland in the 1990s

By Roger Bobacka Copyright 2001
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2001. Its main focus is on corporatism - which is largely concerned with representative structures between the state and organized interests. The book covers corporatism in both theoretical and descriptive forms and looks at consensus building in practice. Throughout the book corporatism is discussed with reference to the working hours regulation in Finland.... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Corporatism and Consensus Building; 3: Working Hours and Interest Intermediation in Finland – a Politics of Accommodation?; 4: Working Hours and Organised Interests – the Current Dilemma; 5: The Formulation of Working Hours Legislation – Corporate Pluralist Deliberation as Consensus Building?; 6: Parliamentary Deliberation – Formal Rules and Informal Practices; 7: Implementation and Public Perceptions – Do Corporate Pluralist Arrangements Matter on the Shop Floor?; 8: Conclusions – Consensus and its Side Effects

Biography

Roger Bobacka