Varieties of cross-class coalitions in the politics of dualization: insights from the case of vocational training in Germany

In: MPIfG discussion paper 11/13

Abstract

The literature notes an increasing trend towards labor market stratification and dualization in coordinated market economies such as Germany. Labor market insiders and insider-oriented cross-class coalitions are usually identified as the driving forces behind these developments. This paper adds to this perspective by identifying different varieties of cross-class coalitions. On the basis of three case studies from the field of vocational training policy in Germany, two kinds of coalitions are identified: a conservative cross-class coalition of unions and employers that is against state intrusion into the domain of firm-based training, and a segmentalist cross-class coalition of social democratic government actors and business that is promoting an incremental flexibilization of the system against union opposition. In an alternating manner, both coalitions block the large-scale change that would be the most effective in countering dualization. Hence, they tacitly support dualization by drift.

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Varieties of cross-class coalitions in the politics of dualization: insights from the case of vocational training in Germany

In: MPIfG discussion paper 11/13

Busemeyer, Marius R.

Busemeyer, Marius R.

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