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Which are the labour exclusive countries
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Italy and France
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What are the similarities between labour exclusion countries: Italy and France
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- Left moderates later in time than left in labour included
- Moderation of left comes after episodes of widespread labour unrest (critical juncture connected to labour militancy which become more wideranging challenges to the political system that challenge the foundation of postwar politics in these cases) - In 50's and 60's, communist party is powerful presence in the pasty system - powerful but excluded from government; player in legislatures, not in government - Communist party has close connections to communist-specific trade unions - Labour unions are ideaologically fragmented: socialist, communist, and Christian democratic trade unions (close connections with parties in the party system) - Despite the fact that they are a presence in leg and ec, still excluded |
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What are the differences between Italy and France
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- State planning is not important in Italy (goes back to state formation; italian state is weaker than french state; not equivalent to state-led modernization/planning in italy)
- Political modernization is led by state (bureaucrats and political executive) in France not Italy - In italy, the legislature leads modernization - Institutional continuity in Italy; constitution is written in 1948; first republic endures to this day - France transitions from 4th to 5th republic in 1958 (de gaulle) - In Italy, the Post war settlement is characterized by 1 party dominance: DCI (christian democratic party; right-center; has its own set of trade unions affiliated with the party) - Close connections to the catholic party; the institutions of catholic action: party deeply imbedded in economy and civil society - heavy reliance on political corruption for support - Italy: regional divisions are deeper and more politically mobilized; industrial, secular north and agricultural, catholic south - France: more powerful state, regional differences are not as sharply expressed - as Christian democracy Italy declines, new forms of political expression emerge in North (Northern League) - mobilized around the political economy of italy; the north subsidizes the south |
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What are the characteristics of labour exclusion countries?
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- The politics of class will be important longer
- Deradicalization occurs much later - Political mobilization oustide normal institutions of politics will tend to centalize around materialist values (will not be post-materialist) - Communist pattern and trade unions are central actors for longer period of time than included case |
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What are some characteristics of Germany (labour inclusive)?
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- New social movement of postmaterialism (greens)
- Early deradicalization of politics - Internal politics of SPD - Accepts capitalism - Successful wage restraint - Success of social market economy - Industrial relation system reorganized -- industrial unions emerge - Trade unions centralized (trade union confederation has control over rank and file level of trade union) - Collective bargaining system in germany was highly regulated (labour contracts approved/enforced by the state) - Federal labour court: deals with quarrels between labour and business/state - Wage restraint widespread in this type of economy - Dominance of Christian democratic party |
