Low Union Density Amidst a Conflictive Contentious Repertoire: Flexible Labour Markets, Unemployment, and Trade union Decline in Contemporary Greece

Seraphim Seferiades ()

Working Papers from European Institute - Political and Social Sciences

Abstract: The first part of this paper briefly examines the merits of neo-classical arguments regarding the causes of the recent upsurge in Greek unemployment. It shows that the view according to which high unemployment in Greece is caused by high waged rests on a weak empirical foundation. Moreover, by examining features of the Greek labour market (especially the large and eminently 'flexible' informal sector) it suggests that the experience of Greece casts doubt on the view that labour-market flexibility can serve as a cure to unemployment. The second, and major part, examines trade union decline.

Keywords: UNEMPLOYMENT; GREECE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J64 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 1999
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