included the word In the remaining cases, we have based coding on a kompromiss. comparison between the original demands put forward by the initiator of the conflict and the stated result. For example, when saw mill workers in Luleå in 1917 received a 10 percent wage increase after having demanded a 20 percent increase we have classified it a compromise. 4 1907-1927 On average for the whole period, 41 percent of the work stoppages end in a compromise. As seen in figure 5, there is a positive long-term trend of compromise outcomes in strikes, similar to United States in the same period (Geraghty & Wiseman, 2011, p. 521), but with a clear difference: the level of compromises, both in the beginning and end of the period, was considerably higher in Sweden (in most years by 10-20 percentage points). This adds to the evidence suggesting that Sweden was well on its way in the transition to a state of the world where conflicts can be described as pure games. Not all countries developed in this direction. In Canada, the share of compromise outcomes fell from over 40 percent in the period 1901-1914 to about 23 percent in the period 1920 to 1934 (Huberman & Young, 2002, p. 339). The depression of 1920-22 stands out in the figure. The downturn is associated with the end of the First World War and deflationary pressure and has been described as one of the larger crisis in Swedish economic history (Schön, 2010). GDP fell an enormous 5 percent by 1921 with exports, investment and industrial production being the components most affected. In 1921 the economic downturn was accompanied by a tougher situation on the labor market as we see a marked drop in the share of compromises. However, as the 1920s progressed and the economy was brought back on track, the previous higher share of compromises were restored. In 1927, about half of the work stoppages ended in a compromise outcome.
included the word kompromiss. In the remaining cases, we have based coding on a comparison between the original demands put forward by the initiator of the conflict and the stated result. For example, when saw mill workers in Luleå in 1917 received a 10 percent wage increase after having demanded a 20 percent increase we have classified it a compromise. 4 1907-1927 On average for the whole period, 41 percent of the work stoppages end in a compromise. As seen in figure 5, there is a positive long-term trend of compromise outcomes in strikes, similar to United States in the same period (Geraghty & Wiseman, 2011, p. 521), but with a clear difference: the level of compromises, both in the beginning and end of the period, was considerably higher in Sweden (in most years by 10-20 percentage points). This adds to the evidence suggesting that Sweden was well on its way in the transition to a state of the world where conflicts can be described as pure games. Not all countries developed in this direction. In Canada, the share of compromise outcomes fell from over 40 percent in the period 1901-1914 to about 23 percent in the period 1920 to 1934 (Huberman & Young, 2002, p. 339). The depression of 1920-22 stands out in the figure. The downturn is associated with the end of the First World War and deflationary pressure and has been described as one of the larger crisis in Swedish economic history (Schön, 2010). GDP fell an enormous 5 percent by 1921 with exports, investment and industrial production being the components most affected. In 1921 the economic downturn was accompanied by a tougher situation on the labor market as we see a marked drop in the share of compromises. However, as the 1920s progressed and the economy was brought back on track, the previous higher share of compromises were restored. In 1927, about half of the work stoppages ended in a compromise outcome.
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