The Political Economy of Social Pacts in the EMU: Irish Liberal Market Corporatism in Crisis

New Political Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 465-491

  Regan, Aidan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

comparative capitalism; corporatism; EMU; social pacting; trade unions

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; LABOR MARKET; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TRADE UNION; TYPOLOGY;

IRELAND;

EID: 84866848101     PISSN: 13563467     EISSN: 14699923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2011.613456     Document Type: Article

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