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Public sector employment relations: Germany in comparative perspective

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The paper asks for the contribution of growth models for the explanation of public sector employment relations in Germany. The paper is subdivided into three parts. The first elaborates on long-term developments as well as forms of employment. The second part analyzes wage setting systems, that is, bilateral collective bargaining for employees and unilateral decision-making for civil servants. The third part compares the empirical outcomes of both sub-systems with the assumptions of growth models and distinguished explicitly various concepts of the state as corporate actor.

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  • Berndt Keller, 2024. "Public sector employment relations: Germany in comparative perspective," European Journal of Industrial Relations, , vol. 30(1), pages 77-96, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:eurjou:v:30:y:2024:i:1:p:77-96
    DOI: 10.1177/09596801231185753
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    1. Berndt Keller, 2020. "Employment relations without collective bargaining and strikes: the unusual case of civil servants in Germany," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(1-2), pages 110-133, March.
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