Public service employment relations in an era of austerity: The case of Denmark

This article analyses the impact of the economic crisis on the public sector in Denmark. It first examines the overall public sector responses and presents local case studies, before offering a comparative perspective with other Nordic countries. The article concludes that responses to the crisis in...

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Published in:European journal of industrial relations 2013-12, Vol.19 (4), p.375-389
Main Authors: Hansen, Nana Wesley, Mailand, Mikkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austerity policy
Demographic change
Denmark
Economic Crises
Economic crisis
Economic policy
Economic reform
Employment
Finland
Government spending
Labour relations
Nordic countries
Norway
Public Sector
Public Services
Reform
Sweden
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Summary:This article analyses the impact of the economic crisis on the public sector in Denmark. It first examines the overall public sector responses and presents local case studies, before offering a comparative perspective with other Nordic countries. The article concludes that responses to the crisis in Denmark mostly involve ‘resetting recent reform’. The crisis has affected on job levels and employment relations, but other drivers are also important. Analysis at the local level reveals that the reduction in job levels is as much an expression of the implementation of pre-crisis reforms and demographic change as a manifestation of a direct crisis impact. The moderate impact of the crises on public sector reforms is also found in Norway, Finland and Sweden.
ISSN:0959-6801
1461-7129
DOI:10.1177/0959680113505038