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| Author: | Leeuwen, M. H. D. van |
| Title: | Trade unions and the provision of welfare in the Neatherlands, 1910-1960 |
| Journal: | Economic History Review
1997 : NOV, VOL. 50:4, p. 764-791 |
| Index terms: | TRADE UNIONS WELFARE HISTORY NETHERLANDS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Although the current threat of the state seems to offer unions the possibility to reclaim lost ground by providing welfare schemes in order to solve the free-rider problem they face, it remains to be seen whether such attempts will prove successful. It is not yet clear in which areas unions will succeed in obtaining a clear competitive edge over other parties in the insurance market. The degree of union control over workers, in terms of dependency and visibility, has decreased and the capacity of other insurers to counter classic insurance problems such as moral hazard and adverse selection has increased. If the situation in new in this respect and the outcome still uncertain, the return to insurance currently considered by Dutch unions should come as no surprise to students of unionism. |
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