The Political Economy of Social Concertation

Portions of this paper are based on joint work with co-authors. Section 2 draws heavily on Lucio Baccaro and Marco Simoni, “Policy Concertation in Europe: Explaining Government Choice” (unpublished ms., 2006); the parts on Korea in Section 3 draw heavily on Lucio Baccaro and SangHoon Lim, “Social Pacts as Coalitions of the Weak and Moderate: Ireland, Italy, and South Korea in Comparative Perspective” (forthcoming in the European Journal of Industrial Relations); Section 5 draws heavily on Lucio Baccaro and Diego Rei, “Institutional Determinants of Unemployment in OECD Countries: Does the Deregulatory View Hold Water?” (forthcoming in International Organization). I am profoundly grateful to Diego, Marco, and Sang-Hoon for their invaluable contributions.