Some of the successful countries, the Scandinavian countries in particular, have very different structures of collective bargaining from, say, France or Italy, with much more of an emphasis on national, trilateral, discussions and negotiations between unions, business representatives, and the state.
Dead right.
A bargain system and the fact that people in the agriculture slowly diminished is all you need to know...
Creation of employment needs growth and a good system to share the wealth between workers and bosses...
This is my world view.. I must admit it has been heavily influenced by the fact that I grew up in Barcelona which is the extreme example of good bosses and unions. I have never heard people more intelligent thant those in charge of the commerce chamber and employers and employees organizations. If other countries would have the same kinfd of people in charge the world would be much more better...
A pleasure I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude