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Victory through defence: Employers’ policy preferences and success in the industrial democracy reform process in Finland, 1960s–1970s

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  • Maiju Wuokko

    (University of Turku Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science, Finland)

  • Susanna Fellman

    (University of Gothenburg School of Business Economics and Law, Department of Economy and Society, Sweden)

  • Ilkka Kärrylä

    (University of Helsinki Faculty of Arts, Centre for Nordic Studies, Department of Cultures, Finland)

Abstract

This article analyses the Finnish employers’ policy preferences, strategies and success in the industrial democracy (ID) reform process of the 1960s–1970s. The article establishes the employers’ hierarchy of preferences, evaluates how successful they were in realising their objectives, and discusses the strategic choices and contextual factors behind their successes and losses. The article engages with scholarly discussions about interest groups’ policy preferences and success and emphasises the multifaceted nature and the temporal dimension of success. A sufficiently long timeframe is often necessary in order to assess the eventual winners and losers of a policy process, as well as the degrees of success attained by actors.

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  • Maiju Wuokko & Susanna Fellman & Ilkka Kärrylä, 2022. "Victory through defence: Employers’ policy preferences and success in the industrial democracy reform process in Finland, 1960s–1970s," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 43(4), pages 1842-1866, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:43:y:2022:i:4:p:1842-1866
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X211032271
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