Leaving the Nordic Path? The Changing Role of Danish Trade Unions in the Welfare Reform Process

• Published in: Social policy & administration Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 206 - 219
• Main Authors: Jørgensen, Henning, Schulze, Michaela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Activation; Corporatism; Decision Making; Denmark; Labor Market; Labor unions; Labour market; Labour market policy; Lobbying; Nordic model; Partnership; Policy Making; Political science; Political Systems; Public welfare; Social partners; Social policy; Trade unions; Unions; Welfare Reform; Welfare State; Denmark

For a long period, Denmark has been labeled a ‘model country’ with a comprehensive welfare state and a successful model of corporatist policy‐making. Danish unions are considered amongst the strongest in the world, and they have for a long time been a distinct part of the political system, and as so...