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During the 1980s and 1990s, the employment protection systems of many countries were affected by the strain of market forces and neo-liberal policies. This study compares developments in three countries with a social collectivist system of labour law and industrial relations, namely Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. A global account is also given of employment protection in the USA, Japan and Germany.