Social and Employment Policy Learning in the Context of the Euro Crisis
Author: Samuel David Dahan-Tanauji
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages:
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Social Policy and the Eurocrisis
Author: Georg Menz
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-10-12
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1137473401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this study, an international and multidisciplinary team take stock of the promise and shortfalls of 'Social Europe' today, examining the response to the Eurocrisis, the past decade of social policy in the image of the Lisbon Agenda, and the politics that derailed a more Delorsian Europe from ever emerging.
Young People and Social Policy in Europe
Author: L. Antonucci
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-10-07
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1137370521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies.
The EU Economic and Social Model in the Global Crisis
Author: Prof Dr Dagmar Schiek
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2014-01-28
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1472407512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book addresses the viability of the EU economic and social model within and after the global economic crisis. It identifies four key issues which warrant further discussion: (1) the asymmetry of the legal and policy framework of the euro and potential recalibration; (2) substantive tensions between the EU ‘economic constitution’ and its normative aim of social justice and impacts on national policy; (3) the role of civil society, including the two sides of industry in overcoming these tensions; and (4) the EU’s global aspirations towards the creation of a viable socio-economic model. Its chapters offer two perspectives on each of the four main issues. In drawing these debates together, the book provides a broad understanding as well as starting points for future research. Bringing together different disciplinary approaches, ranging from legal studies to political economy, sociology and macroeconomics, it is a valuable contribution to the debate on the European social model and introduces new insights by focusing on legal and political tensions, the impact of the financial crisis and other economic contexts as well as global dimensions.
European Employment Policies: Key Concepts, Domestic Implementation, Current Challenges
Author: Tania Bazzani
Publisher: BWV Verlag
Published: 2018-01-08
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 3830538049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSocial Policies
Author: European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 84
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Social Europe guide is a bi-annual publication aimed at providing an interested but not necessarily specialised audience with a concise overview of specific areas of EU policy in the field of employment, social affairs and inclusion. It illustrates the key issues and challenges, explains policy actions and instruments at EU level and provides examples of best practices from EU Member States. It also presents views on the subject from the Council Presidency and the European Parliament. This fifth volume in the series of Social Guides sets out how the new challenges facing EU countries call for a rethink of our approach to social policies. It outlines the functions of social policies and recent initiatives by the European Commission to support increased 'social investment' - benefits and services that improve people's skills and capabilities and support people's inclusion in society. This guide also sets out how the European Union's social policy guidance is designed and delivered, and how the Commission is supporting Member States in making reforms to improve the adequacy and sustainability of their social policies.
European Social Models from Crisis to Crisis
Author: Jon Erik Dølvik
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 459
ISBN-13: 0198717962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyzes the interaction of European social models, the institutions structuring labor markets' supply side, and their turbulent macroeconomic environment from the deep Europe-wide recession, ending Germanys post-unification boom, through monetary union's establishment, to the Great Recession following the recent financial crisis. The analysis reaches two conclusions challenging the dominant view that the social models caused unemployment by impairing labor markets' efficiency in the name of equity. First, the social models' employment and distributive effects are far outweighed by their macroeconomic environment, especially in the Eurozone, where its truncated structure of economic governance transformed the Great Recession into a sovereign debt crisis. Second, instead of a trade-off between efficiency and equity, the employment effects of counteracting markets tendency to generate inequality depends on the macroeconomic conditions under which it occurs and how it is done.
Social Europe
Author: Arnaud Lechevalier
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9788757498295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the context of the eurocrisis and its current management, the long 'road to Social Europe' appears to has become a dead end. The present volume explores in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary way the processes and driving forces at the root of the current social downward spiral. It examines also the main social consequences of the eurozone crisis. It first provides an assessment of the state of Social Europe beginning with a look back at the framing and development of Social Europe from the founding of the European Community onward. This includes social policy issues linked to the kind of federalism promoted within the Economic and Monetary Union. Second, the texts presented here provide a good basis for understanding the factors that led to rule-based management of the eurozone crisis, offering an analysis of the role of the main European institutions in shaping crisis responses. Third, the book sheds light on various social consequences of the New Economic Governance Framework and of reform policies in the fields of social protection and labour law. Finally, it demonstrates that the crisis and its management have contributed to increased economic, political and cultural heterogeneity and inequality between and within EU member states, which is undermining the legitimacy of the European project as a whole. This has come at an unfortunate time, as the EU is now facing new major challenges to its social cohesion.
Social Europe - a Dead End
Author: Arnaud Lechevalier
Publisher: Djoef Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788757434378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the context of Europe's eurocrisis and its current management, the long 'road to Social Europe' appears to have become a dead end. This volume explores in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary way the processes and driving forces at the root of the current social downward spiral. It also examines the main social consequences of the eurozone crisis. The book first provides an assessment of the state of Social Europe, beginning with a look back at the framing and development of Social Europe from the founding of the European Community onward. This includes social policy issues linked to the kind of federalism promoted within the Economic and Monetary Union. Second, the book provides a good basis for understanding the factors that led to rule-based management of the eurozone crisis, offering an analysis of the role of the main European institutions in shaping crisis responses. It also sheds light on various social consequences of the New Economic Governance Framework and of reform policies in the fields of social protection and labor law. Finally, it demonstrates that the crisis and its management have contributed to increased economic, political, and cultural heterogeneity and inequality between and within EU Member States, which is undermining the legitimacy of the European project as a whole. This has come at an unfortunate time, as the EU is now facing new major challenges to its social cohesion. (Series: Studies in European Cooperation - Vol. 4) [Subject: Economics, Politics, Social Policy, European Studies]
Integrating Social and Employment Policies in Europe
Author: Martin Heidenreich
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2016-01-29
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1783474920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA central goal of European activation policies is to provide coherent and actively inclusive employment and social services. This book offers new insights on the effective governance and implementation of such policies. Utilizing empirical studies from six European welfare states, expert contributors explore how different institutional contexts influence localized service delivery and how local authorities deal with the associated coordination challenges. Acknowledging that neither decentralization nor provider networks necessarily prevent fragmented service provision, Martin Heidenreich and Deborah Rice illustrate that an understanding of the European budgetary context, as well as individual network brokerage, is vital for a successful integration of employment and social policies at the local level. Timely and engaging, this innovative book will provide new theoretical perspectives and invaluable empirical materials for academics and students in the field of comparative social policy. Policy makers and officials will also appreciate the editors’ practical approach.
