000			01557pab a2200169 454500
008			180718b2001 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aSwank, Duane
245			_aEmployers and the Welfare state: the political economic organization of firms and social policy in contemporary capitalist democracies
260			_c2001
300			_ap.889-923
362			_aoct
520			_alhe authors argue that the organization of employers shapes society policy support among firms and, in turn, affects social policy outcomes. Specifically, the authors argue that the centralization and cohension of employer groups and economic cooperation across enterprises positively affects social welfare provision. Empirically, the authors assess the impacts of business organization on social welfare effort in 15 developed democracies between the 1970s and 1990s; the authors also provide analysis of the impact of employer organization on active labor market policy. The authors find that the organization of employers is one of the most important determinants of overall social welfare effort. The authors also find that employer organization affects the development of active labor market policies, and it influences the degree to which social democratic parties pursue active labor market programs. The authors conclude with a discussion of the findings' implications for theories of social corporatism and the welfare state. - Reproduced.
650			_aSocial policy
700			_aMartin, Cathie Jo
773			_aComparative Political Studies
909			_a51297
999			_c51297 _d51297