Die Sozialpolitik galt über Jahrzehnte hinweg als ein hyperstabiles Politikfeld. In der Policy-Analyse führte man diese institutionelle Beharrungstendenz gegenüber grundlegenden Veränderungen auf die in sich geschlossene Gemeinschaft der "Sopos" aus Verbänden und Parteien zurück. Christine...

The article reconstructs the development of the Swiss welfare state against the background of the transformation of trade unions' social policy activities. It detects a sequence of trade unions' activities in social policy which runs uniformly to the development of the welfare state. While in...

The key to economic reform in Germany is a significant reduction in the high costs of labour.The main factor driving up German labour costs is the funding of the extensive German welfare state through social insurance contributions that in effect operate like payroll taxes on employment. The...