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Codetermination in Sweden: Myth and Reality

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  • Klas Levinson

    (National Institute for Working Life)

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There has been a shift in Swedish labour relations in favour of more bipartite decision-making at the workplace level. Drawing mainly on primary sources (especially survey studies from 1998, 1996 and 1984), this article examines two aspects of codetermination: the effects on the management of corporations, and employees' position and their degree of influence. Data from the surveys indicate that codetermination on the whole has been well received and handled by both managers and unionists and local actors show a high level of 'participative skill'.

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  • Klas Levinson, 2000. "Codetermination in Sweden: Myth and Reality," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 21(4), pages 457-473, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:21:y:2000:i:4:p:457-473
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X00214003
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    1. Göran Brulin, 1995. "Sweden: Joint Councils under Strong Unionism," NBER Chapters, in: Works Councils: Consultation, Representation, and Cooperation in Industrial Relations, pages 189-216, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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