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             This paper will show how post-industrialism has dramatically reduced the
             ability of many Western European countries to control inflation and
             unemployment. Basically, two variables explain many of the differences in
             the economic success of Western European countries: 1) the presence or
             absence of corporatist institutions and practices, and 2) the role of
             leftist, Social Democratic political parties in government (Cameron, 1984,
             p. 144). Centralization of labor representation encourages corporatist
             bargaining. On the other hand, fragmented labor representation complicates
             agreement. The greater the number of parties, the less likely it that they
             will find a solution that suits all negotiators. According to statistics,
             countries with the most unified labor during the 1970's and 1980's,
             Austria, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark and Finland, were all among the
             most successful in Europe at controlling unemployment and inflation, while
             the countries with the most disunited labor, Italy, France and Spain, were
             the least successful. This paper will examine how centralization and
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