01614pab a2200181 454500 180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Bowman, John R. Employers and the persistence of centralized wage setting: the case of Norway 2002 p.995-1026. Nov Recent research indicates that centralised collective bargaining institutions are more resilient than predicted by the conventional wisdom, which viewed them as incompatible with new competitive conditions and new production strategies. Drawing on a case study of Norway, the author argues that one reason for this resilience is that centralized wage setting may be actively supported by employers because it serves important employer interests. It has helped moderate wage growth, reduced transaction costs, contributed to stable industrial relations, and provided political leverage for employer organizations. The author also argues that institutional change must be viewed in terms of its economic and institutional context. There has been some formal devolution of bargaining capacity to the level of the individual firm in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. However, these changes have been accompanied by institutioal changes, instigated by employers, that have increased the coordinating capacity of labor market actors. Labor markets in all three countries remain highly institutionalized. - Reproduced. Wages - Norway Collective bargaining - Norway Collective bargaining Comparative Political Studies 54932 54932 54932 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 35, Issue no: 9 AR55377 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR