It is a nice descriptive article but it does not tell us why there were changes in unionization rates across these countries. It simply argues that national politics matter because of a fuzzy characterization of Continental Market Economies, Social Democratic, Liberal Market, and Ex-Dictatorships (which is a very interesting one). These nations may fall under these types BECAUSE of past and present activities of unions. Thus a country that is Social Democratic is so BECAUSE of that country's history of union political struggles. But the article gives a good picture of countries differ and where labor has been the winner and loser.
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