Baccaro, Lucio and Simoni, Marco (2007) Centralized wage bargaining and the “Celtic Tiger” phenomenon. Industrial Relations: a Journal of Economy and Society, 46 (5). pp. 426-455. ISSN 0019-8676
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Drawing on a variety of sources and research methods, this article argues that centralized wage bargaining contributed to the “Celtic Tiger” phenomenon by linking wage increases in the dynamic multinational companies sector to wage and productivity increases in the much more sluggish domestic sector of the economy and, in so doing, considerably increased the competitiveness of foreign multinational companies—a key driver of Irish growth. The article also argues that much-received wisdom about the institutional and organizational preconditions for centralized wage regulation needs to be reconsidered in light of the Irish case. Public sector unions played a pivotal role in initiating and sustaining wage centralization, yet their leadership role did not undermine its effectiveness. Likewise, internal democratic procedures and the absence of wage compression policies, rather than centralized organizational structures, facilitated compliance with centralized wage policies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0019-8676 |
| Additional Information: | © 2007 Regents of the University of California |
| Divisions: | European Institute |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2011 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33516 |
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