Ahlstrand, R., McLachlan, C.J., Mackenzie, R. et al. (2 more authors) (2024) Restructuring regimes in and between two crises: A comparison of Sweden and the UK. European Journal of Industrial Relations. ISSN 0959-6801
Abstract
This paper compares responses to crises through analysis of labour market policy in Sweden and the UK between the Global Financial Crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. In drawing on ‘restructuring regimes’, we offer insights into the dynamics of change in the two countries, focussing on the development of short-time working schemes. We argue that Sweden learned lessons from the GFC that helped prepare for future crises, whereas the UK’s muted response left it ill-prepared for the COVID-19 crisis. The paper contributes to debates around restructuring regimes through an analysis of the journey between two crises in which we characterise Sweden’s approach as proactive and pre-emptive and the UK’s as reactive and ad hoc. By locating analysis in traditions of self-regulation and voluntarism in Sweden and the UK, respectively, we expand upon the role that industrial relations play in maintaining the stability, or not, of national restructuring regimes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Restructuring regimes, Industrial relations, global financial crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden, UK |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/S012532/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2024 12:53 |
Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2024 16:06 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/09596801241267113 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:214453 |