International Journal of Manpower: Volume 22 Issue 6

Reforms in the new German labour market: a case for institutional corporatism?

Thomas Lange, Geoff Pugh, Lothar Funk

This paper summarises the institutional arrangements and prerequisites for a new social partnership, necessary for the successful completion of labour market reform in western…

Strategic policy to fight Germany’s unemployment problem

Lothar Funk

Unemployment in Germany remains a major policy issue. The unemployment problem began with ratchet effects following the two crude oil‐price shocks in the 1970s. In each case, a…

Consensus in the German labour market: Economic consequences and the implications for reform

Geoff Pugh, David Tyrrall

Characteristic successes of Germany’s social market economy include both stability and productivity growth, yet mass unemployment indicates the need for reform. The conventional…

The new German model of employee relations. Flexible collectivism or Anglo‐Saxonisation?

Heinz‐Josef Tüselmann

This paper discusses whether in view of the accumulated contextual pressures the evolving new German employee relations model will resemble a more flexible version of the current…

Works councils in unified Germany: still loyal to the trade unions?

Steve French

This article examines the relationship between German trade unions and works councils, adopting a framework that identifies three main influences on the works council; the locus…