Kerstin Hamann & John Kelly 
Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe [EPUB ebook] 
Voting for Social Pacts

This book provides a comparative assessment of social pacts between governments, labor unions and employer organizations in Western Europe. Using a dataset covering 16 European countries, as well as eight in-depth country case studies, the authors argue that governments‘ choice of social pacts or legislation is less influenced by economic problems, but is strongly influenced by electoral competition.