The governability of collective bargaining. The case of Spain

The aim of this article is to analyse the concept of governability of collective bargaining proposed by Traxler, Blaschke and Kittel (2001) and to demonstrate its explanatory capacity and limitations in the Spanish case. Governability is today an important subject that should be taken into account i...

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Autores: Nonell, Rosa, Alós, Ramon|||0000-0002-7225-2093, Martin, Antonio|||0000-0002-8225-1860, Molins, Joaquim
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:136815
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/136815
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/102425890601200306
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Negociacions col·lectives de treball
Governability
Collective bargaining
Power
Domain
Capacity of control
Representation
Representativity
Coverage
Wage
Wage dispersion
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Sumario:The aim of this article is to analyse the concept of governability of collective bargaining proposed by Traxler, Blaschke and Kittel (2001) and to demonstrate its explanatory capacity and limitations in the Spanish case. Governability is today an important subject that should be taken into account in the reform of industrial relations systems and in the debate between centralisation and decentralisation of collective bargaining in Europe. Our main hypothesis is drawn up in line with the institutionalist approach. We will argue and document with the results of collective bargaining, that the Spanish system of collective bargaining, in spite of the organizational weakness of the unions and of the employers associations, is governable thanks to the role of the state, the institutions, the legal ordering, as well as the tradition and the custom.