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Social versus liberal collective skill formation systems? A comparative-historical analysis of the role of trade unions in German and Swiss VET

  • We distinguish between social and liberal collective skill formation systems and demonstrate that the German VET system is a social system with a strong (parity) role for trade unions in its governance. In contrast, unions play a considerably weaker role in the more liberal Swiss system, which privileges employers’ interests. We show that the different position of unions in VET systems has the expected consequences on a range of indicators. We further examine why unions are less important in Switzerland and show how, after the First World War, differences in the institutional environment and power resources of the union movements set Germany and Switzerland on different paths, which are still visible today.

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Metadaten
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Patrick Emmenegger, Lukas GrafORCiD, Alexandra Strebel
Parent Title (English):European Journal of Industrial Relations
ISSN:0959-6801
ISSN:1461-7129
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Place of Publisher:Sage UK: London, England
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:263
Last Page:278
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680119844426
Release Date:2020/08/10
Tag:Employers; Germany; Switzerland; VET; skill formation systems; trade unions
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Volume:26
Issue:3
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Licence of document (German):Metadaten (öffentlich), post-print
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