Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis

During the Covid‐19 crisis, there was a process of renovation of social dialogue that led to social pacts in Europe and, especially, in Spain. Following the neo‐corporatist literature, our argument is that these pacts have been based on the exceptional circumstances of social, political and economic...

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Authors: Cárdenas Del Rey, Luis, De Arribas Cámara, Javier
Format: article
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
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spelling Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisisCárdenas Del Rey, LuisDe Arribas Cámara, Javier33:005.591.6collective bargainingcorporatismindustrial relationslabour market reformssocial pactsEconomía5306 Económica del Cambio TecnológicoDuring the Covid‐19 crisis, there was a process of renovation of social dialogue that led to social pacts in Europe and, especially, in Spain. Following the neo‐corporatist literature, our argument is that these pacts have been based on the exceptional circumstances of social, political and economic factors that have led to concertation (as a process) rather than to a modification of the existing corporatist foundations. To understand the relevant features, we analyse the changes in the industrial relations system brought about by the labour reforms implemented during the Great Recession. Using data from the Collective Bar gaining Agreement Statistics, we propose that the governance (coverage, dominance and control) of collective bargaining depended on a set of institutional practices that have been internally eroded. In conclusion, the effects of social dialogue are transitory, and further transformations would be necessary to achieve a permanent change that restores collective bargaining equilibrium.John Wiley & Sons LtdUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-02-0720252025-02-07journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125737reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023 PID2022‐136664OA‐I00 Transiciones sociolaborales en la era digital: cambio ocupacional, segmentación laboral y desigualdad salarialMinisterio de Educación y Ciencia Not available UCMPR3 ESopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1257372026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
title Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
spellingShingle Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
Cárdenas Del Rey, Luis
33:005.591.6
collective bargaining
corporatism
industrial relations
labour market reforms
social pacts
Economía
5306 Económica del Cambio Tecnológico
title_short Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
title_full Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
title_fullStr Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
title_full_unstemmed Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
title_sort Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts? Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cárdenas Del Rey, Luis
De Arribas Cámara, Javier
author Cárdenas Del Rey, Luis
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De Arribas Cámara, Javier
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 33:005.591.6
collective bargaining
corporatism
industrial relations
labour market reforms
social pacts
Economía
5306 Económica del Cambio Tecnológico
topic 33:005.591.6
collective bargaining
corporatism
industrial relations
labour market reforms
social pacts
Economía
5306 Económica del Cambio Tecnológico
description During the Covid‐19 crisis, there was a process of renovation of social dialogue that led to social pacts in Europe and, especially, in Spain. Following the neo‐corporatist literature, our argument is that these pacts have been based on the exceptional circumstances of social, political and economic factors that have led to concertation (as a process) rather than to a modification of the existing corporatist foundations. To understand the relevant features, we analyse the changes in the industrial relations system brought about by the labour reforms implemented during the Great Recession. Using data from the Collective Bar gaining Agreement Statistics, we propose that the governance (coverage, dominance and control) of collective bargaining depended on a set of institutional practices that have been internally eroded. In conclusion, the effects of social dialogue are transitory, and further transformations would be necessary to achieve a permanent change that restores collective bargaining equilibrium.
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