RT Journal Article
T1 Fighting “internal erosion” through social pacts?  Collective bargaining in Spain from the Great Recession to the Covid‐19 crisis
A1 Cárdenas Del Rey, Luis
A1 De Arribas Cámara, Javier
AB During the Covid‐19 crisis, there was a process of renovation of social dialogue that led to social pacts in Europe and, especially, in Spain. Following the neo‐corporatist literature, our argument is that these pacts have been based on the exceptional circumstances of social, political and economic factors that have led to concertation (as a process) rather than to a modification of the existing corporatist foundations. To understand the relevant features, we analyse the changes in the industrial relations system brought about by the labour reforms implemented during the Great Recession. Using data from the Collective Bar gaining Agreement Statistics, we propose that the governance (coverage, dominance and control) of collective bargaining depended on a set of institutional practices that have been internally eroded. In conclusion, the effects of social dialogue are transitory, and further transformations would be necessary to achieve a permanent change that restores collective bargaining equilibrium.
PB John Wiley & Sons Ltd
SN 1468-2338
YR 2025
FD 2025-02-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125737
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125737
LA eng
NO Cárdenas, L. and Arribas, J. (2025), Fighting “Internal Erosion” Through Social Pacts? Collective Bargaining in Spain From the Great Recession to the Covid-19 Crisis. Industrial Relations Journal, 56: 260-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12464
NO MInisterio de Ciencia e Inovación
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 mar 2026