The quality of working life: is Scandinavia different?

"There have been marked differences between countries in the importance that governments and the social partners of industry have attached to issues related to the quality of working life. In particular, these themes have been much more salient in the public discourse of the Scandinavian societ...

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Main Author: Gallie, Duncan
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Madrid 2000
Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19201675124910298579-The-quality-of-working-life-is.htm
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description "There have been marked differences between countries in the importance that governments and the social partners of industry have attached to issues related to the quality of working life. In particular, these themes have been much more salient in the public discourse of the Scandinavian societies than in other European societies. But did such policy commitments translate into effective differences in the experience of working life? Hitherto there has been insufficient comparative evidence for any serious attempt to assess this. However, a survey providing data that is comparable for all of the European Union countries offers the opportunity for a tentative assessment of the implications of such policy differences. The paper compares employees' perceptions of the quality of working tasks, the degree of involvement in decision‐making, career opportunities, and job security to see whether the Scandinavian countries have a distinctive pattern from other European Union countries."
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Finland
Scandinavia
Sweden
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is_hierarchy_title The quality of working life: is Scandinavia different?
language English
physical 33 p.
Digital
publishDate 2000
publisher Madrid
Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones
spellingShingle Gallie, Duncan
comparison
labour market
social policy
social security
statistics
workers participation
working conditions
The quality of working life: is Scandinavia different?
title The quality of working life: is Scandinavia different?
topic comparison
labour market
social policy
social security
statistics
workers participation
working conditions
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19201675124910298579-The-quality-of-working-life-is.htm