ABSTRACT

The Danish construction industry is more highly regulated than that of all countries in this study, with the exception of Germany and the Netherlands. However, regulation in Denmark, unlike Germany and the Netherlands, comes primarily through collective bargaining and the related standards developed by employers’ and workers’ organizations. The role of the State is active in the sense of involving the social partners but passive in the sense that state authorities do not set specific rules and regulations. The overall picture is that Danish construction has followed the high road of competition, combining strong private or voluntary regulation with high labor costs and high productivity levels.