Restructuring regimes in and between two crises: A comparison of Sweden and the UK

IF 2.6 3区 管理学 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Roland Ahlstrand, Christopher J McLachlan, Robert MacKenzie, Alexis Rydell, Mark Stuart
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This paper compares responses to crises through analysis of labour market policy in Sweden and the UK between the Global Financial Crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. In drawing on ‘restructuring regimes’, we offer insights into the dynamics of change in the two countries, focussing on the development of short-time working schemes. We argue that Sweden learned lessons from the GFC that helped prepare for future crises, whereas the UK’s muted response left it ill-prepared for the COVID-19 crisis. The paper contributes to debates around restructuring regimes through an analysis of the journey between two crises in which we characterise Sweden’s approach as proactive and pre-emptive and the UK’s as reactive and ad hoc. By locating analysis in traditions of self-regulation and voluntarism in Sweden and the UK, respectively, we expand upon the role that industrial relations play in maintaining the stability, or not, of national restructuring regimes.
两次危机中和两次危机之间的制度重组:瑞典与英国的比较
本文通过分析从全球金融危机到 COVID-19 大流行期间瑞典和英国的劳动力市场政策,比较了两国对危机的应对措施。通过借鉴 "重组制度",我们对这两个国家的变革动态提出了见解,重点关注短期工作计划的发展。我们认为,瑞典从全球金融危机中汲取的经验教训有助于为未来的危机做好准备,而英国的反应迟缓则使其对 COVID-19 危机准备不足。本文通过分析两次危机之间的历程,将瑞典的方法描述为积极主动、先发制人,而英国的方法则是被动反应、临时应对,从而为有关重组制度的讨论做出贡献。通过分别对瑞典和英国的自我调节和自愿主义传统进行分析,我们拓展了劳资关系在维护国家重组制度的稳定性或不稳定性方面所扮演的角色。
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European Journal of Industrial Relations
European Journal of Industrial Relations INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-
CiteScore
6.20
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11.50%
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25
期刊介绍: It embraces a broad definition of industrial relations and includes articles which relate to any aspect of work and employment. It publishes rigorous and innovative work on and from all European countries, from the Atlantic to the Urals. All social science disciplines are relevant to its remit, and interdisciplinary approaches are particulary encouraged. A major objective is to foster cross-national comparative analysis; and in this context, work which relates European developments to broader global experience is welcome.
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