Lunz, Patrick (2013) The SPD’s reforms of the early 2000s show why liberalising labour markets can be electorally beneficial for centre-left parties. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (02 Aug 2013). Website.
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Why do centre-left parties liberalise labour markets against the interests of their traditional worker constituencies? Using the case of the SPD in Germany, Patrick Lunz puts forward an explanation focused on a party’s electoral position. He notes that the alignment of the German party system ensured the SPD would face only weak competition from parties to their left, while long-term trends indicated that citizens were becoming more accepting of a reduction in the generosity of the German welfare state. While it might have appeared counter-intuitive, the social democratic government therefore liberalised labour markets to protect their long-term electoral interests.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2017 08:39 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2025 07:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72477 |
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