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100			_aBowman, John R.
245			_aEmployers and the persistence of centralized wage setting: the case of Norway
260			_c2002
300			_ap.995-1026.
362			_aNov
520			_aRecent 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.
650			_aWages - Norway
650			_aCollective bargaining - Norway
650			_aCollective bargaining
773			_aComparative Political Studies
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999			_c54932 _d54932