Converging Europe

Converging Europe

Author: Ipek Eren Vural

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1317159934

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'Converging Europe' evaluates the impact of European integration on social policy development since the launch and re-launch of the Lisbon strategy discussing the challenges posed by the still unfolding global economic crisis of 2007-2009. Given the unsettling economic conditions, does European coordination of social policies generate more social cohesion and integration or growing xenophobia, nationalism and exclusion? Informed by diverse theoretical perspectives, this book brings together a team of international experts working on an extensive range of policy issues central to the Lisbon agenda such as labour market policies, social protection systems, and social exclusion/poverty. Contributions assess the interfaces between European integration, the Lisbon strategy and social policy in three groups of countries related to the EU: old member states; the new member states; and a candidate country - Turkey. The richness of content and data allows rigorous analysis and critical comparative insights not only on the social outcomes of the Lisbon strategy but also more broadly on the dynamics and dimensions of European social policy. Pioneering the scholarly reflections on the repercussions of the global economic crisis of 2007-2009 for both the road map drawn at Lisbon and viability of national systems of social provision in Europe, this book is an important acquisition for policy makers and academics alike.


Families in Converging Europe

Families in Converging Europe

Author: E. Oinonen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0230583148

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This book examines common familial trends and differences throughout Europe from the 1960s onwards and discusses the most common theoretical explanations for convergence and divergence. Eriikka Oinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices.


Converging Europe

Converging Europe

Author: Dr Ipek Eren Vural

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1409489507

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'Converging Europe' evaluates the impact of European integration on social policy development since the launch and re-launch of the Lisbon strategy discussing the challenges posed by the still unfolding global economic crisis of 2007-2009. Given the unsettling economic conditions, does European coordination of social policies generate more social cohesion and integration or growing xenophobia, nationalism and exclusion? Informed by diverse theoretical perspectives, this book brings together a team of international experts working on an extensive range of policy issues central to the Lisbon agenda such as labour market policies, social protection systems, and social exclusion/poverty. Contributions assess the interfaces between European integration, the Lisbon strategy and social policy in three groups of countries related to the EU: old member states; the new member states; and a candidate country - Turkey. The richness of content and data allows rigorous analysis and critical comparative insights not only on the social outcomes of the Lisbon strategy but also more broadly on the dynamics and dimensions of European social policy. Pioneering the scholarly reflections on the repercussions of the global economic crisis of 2007-2009 for both the road map drawn at Lisbon and viability of national systems of social provision in Europe, this book is an important acquisition for policy makers and academics alike.


Overeducation in Europe

Overeducation in Europe

Author: the late Felix Büchel

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781781957523

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"Overeducation is one of the most important mechanisms for labor market adjustment when there is an excess supply of high-skilled workers. However, there is much debate about the consequences of this phenomena and the short and long term effects for both the overeducated worker and the economy as a whole. This book contributes to our understanding of recent developments in the research on overeducation by providing a detailed overview of the pertinent theoretical and policy issues."


Towards Convergence in Europe

Towards Convergence in Europe

Author: Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1788978072

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This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countries converged or diverged with EU-wide economic and social indicators over the past 20 years? What have been the drivers of convergence? Why do some countries lag behind, while others experience continuous upward convergence? Why are these trajectories not always linear? Particular attention is paid to the role of institutions, actors and industrial relations – focusing on the resources and strategies of governments, employers and trade unions – in nudging EU countries onto an upward convergence path.


Does EU Membership Facilitate Convergence? The Experience of the EU's Eastern Enlargement - Volume I

Does EU Membership Facilitate Convergence? The Experience of the EU's Eastern Enlargement - Volume I

Author: Michael Landesmann

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-11

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 3030576868

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This edited volume analyses how EU membership influenced the convergence process of member countries in the Baltics, Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. It also explores countries that are candidates for future EU membership. The speed of convergence of significant groups of low- and medium-income countries has never been as fast globally as it is today. Contributions by lead researchers of the area explore whether these countries are converging faster than their fundamentals and global trends would suggest because of EU membership, with its much tighter institutional and political anchorage


Economic Convergence and Divergence in Europe

Economic Convergence and Divergence in Europe

Author: Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9781781951286

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Recoge : 1. Introductory session. - 2. Past convergence within the European Union. - 3. Accesion countries : achievements in real convergence. - 4. Accesion countries : how to balance real and nominal convergence challenges for monetary and exchange rate policy. - 5. Does the financial sector contribute to real growth? - 6. Is there somebody left out in the cold? prospects of CEE countries other than current accesion countries. - 7. Policy challenges within the (enlarged) EU : how to foster economic convergence?


Does EU Membership Facilitate Convergence? The Experience of the EU's Eastern Enlargement - Volume I

Does EU Membership Facilitate Convergence? The Experience of the EU's Eastern Enlargement - Volume I

Author: Michael Landesmann

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2021-02-19

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9783030576851

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This edited volume analyses how EU membership influenced the convergence process of member countries in the Baltics, Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. It also explores countries that are candidates for future EU membership. The speed of convergence of significant groups of low- and medium-income countries has never been as fast globally as it is today. Contributions by lead researchers of the area explore whether these countries are converging faster than their fundamentals and global trends would suggest because of EU membership, with its much tighter institutional and political anchorage