La régulation du temps de travail en Grande-Bretagne: à la croisée des changements politiques nationaux et de l'influence de l'Union européenne

Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos

Travail et Emploi, 2011, vol. n° 128, issue 4, 55-68

Abstract: Working time patterns are multi-faceted and more than one discipline can shed light on their determinants. Existing explanations of trends in working time highlight several socio-economic factors, while the relevance of political factors has been associated with the combination of party policies and welfare institutions that lead to diverging Social Democratic, Liberal, and Christian Democratic « worlds » of work time. This article examines the case of the UK and demonstrates that party government ? and, through it, democratic politics ? can make a difference within a given model of capitalism or « world of working time ». One notable additional characteristic of this case is the role of trade unions.

Keywords: trade-union; European Union; employment policy; Britain; working time; political party (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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