The dynamics of tripartism in post-democratic transitions: comparative lessons from Spain and Poland

Guglielmo Meardi, Juliusz Gardawski and Oscar Molina

Business History, 2015, vol. 57, issue 3, 398-417

Abstract: The article compares the role of tripartism during and after democratic transitions in Spain and Poland. In both countries it emerged after a negotiated transition from dictatorship, but it was poorly institutionalised. While it fell short of 'neocorporatist' levels of governance, it had a 'foundational' function in stabilising both political and economic transitions, and despite its limitations, it endured for decades in the frequent, if unregular, practice of negotiating 'social pacts'. The comparison reveals some striking similarities despite the contrasting economic systems of origin, and identifies some structural constants in the evolution of post-democratic tripartism, up to the recent crisis.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2015.1044516

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