Researcher Publications

Publications of Thomas Paster

Book (1)

2012
Book
The Role of Business in the Development of the Welfare State and Labor Markets in Germany: Containing Social Reforms. Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of Welfare, Volume 14. London: Routledge, 2012.

Contribution to a Collected edition (2)

2013
Contribution to a Collected edition
Die Rolle der Wirtschaft in der Sozialpolitik: Bremser oder Förderer?. In: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (ed.), MPIfG Jahrbuch 2013-2014. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2013, 75–80.
2010
Contribution to a Collected edition
Die Rolle der Arbeitgeber in der Sozialpolitik. In: Wolfgang Schroeder, Bernhard Weßels (eds.), Handbuch Arbeitgeber- und Wirtschaftsverbände in Deutschland: Ein Handbuch. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010, 342–362.

Journal Article (4)

2018
Journal Article
How Do Business Interest Groups Respond to Political Challenges? A Study of the Politics of German Employers. In: New Political Economy 23(6), 2018, 674–689.
2014
Journal Article
Why Did Austrian Business Oppose Welfare Cuts? How the Organization of Interests Shapes Business Attitudes Toward Social Partnership. In: Comparative Political Studies 47(7), 2014, 966–992.
2013
Journal Article
Business and Welfare State Development: Why did Employers Accept Social Reforms?. In: World Politics 65(3), 2013, 416–451.
2012
Journal Article
Do German Employers Support Board-Level Codetermination? The Paradox of Individual Support and Collective Opposition. In: Socio-Economic Review 10(3), 2012, 471–495.

Working Paper (3)

2016
Working Paper
Adaptation and Influence: The Schumpeterian Perspective on Business-Politics Relations. Carlo Alberto Notebooks 444. Turin: Collegio Carlo Alberto, 2016.
2015
Working Paper
Bringing Power Back In: A Review of the Literature on the Role of Business in Welfare State Politics. MPIfG Discussion Paper 15/3. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2015.
2011
Working Paper
German Employers and the Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Skills Interest or Strategic Accommodation?. MPIfG Discussion Paper 11/5. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2011.

Contribution to a Handbook (2)

2019
Contribution to a Handbook
"Varieties of Capitalism" und Sozialpolitik: Thesen und empirische Befunde. In: Herbert Obinger, Manfred G. Schmidt (eds.), Handbuch Sozialpolitik. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2019, 255–273.
2017
Contribution to a Handbook
Die Rolle der Arbeitgeber in der Sozialpolitik. In: Wolfgang Schroeder, Bernhard Weßels (eds.), Handbuch Arbeitgeber- und Wirtschaftsverbände in Deutschland. Wiesbaden: Springer, 2017, 487–514.

Book Review (2)

2012
Book Review
[Book Review] Behrens, Martin: Das Paradox der Arbeitgeberverbände: Von der Schwierigkeit, durchsetzungsstarke Unternehmensinteressen kollektiv zu vertreten (Edition Sigma, 2011). In: German Politics 21(4), 2012, 532–533.
2011
Book Review
[Book Review] Addison, John: The Economics of Codetermination: Lessons from the German Experience (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). In: Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal 33, Fall, 2011, 193–194.
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