Overview

Beyond the Market: The European Union and National Social Policy considers the extent to which the European Union has impacted on the formation and content of social and environmental policy in the member states, focusing on the four larger members: Germany France the UK Italy. The contributors use theory and empirical evidence to highlight the factors that influence the formation and content of social policy and why some states have been able to resist EU social policy initiatives successfully and maintain their autonomy.

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Author:   David Hine ,  Hussein Kassim ,  Hussein Kassim
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780415152396

ISBN 10:   0415152399
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   28 May 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: the European Union, state autonomy and national social policy 2 Understanding regulatory growth in the European Community 3 Defending the social contract: the EU between global constraints and domestic imperatives 4 The impact of the European Union on unemployment and unemployment policy 5 Social dumping within the EU 6 Putting the cart before the horse? Labour market challenges ahead of monetary union in Europe 7 Social partnership at the EU level: initiatives, problems and implications for member states 8 The European Union and women’s rights: from the Europeanisation of national agendas to the nationalisation of a European agenda? 9 Training policy: steering between divergent national logics 10 EC action and initiatives in environmental protection 11 Conclusion: the European Union, member states and social policy

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Beyond the Market does contain several timely and informative chapters that should be read with interest by scholars of both European integration and comparative European politics. <br>- ECSA Review <br>... the editors assemble papers covering a variety of policy areas from an impressive range of perspectives. The contributors' expertise in political science, economics, law and political journalism allow the reader access to a wealth of information on current labor market, employment, training, environmental and gender equality policies at the European and national levels. <br>- Journal of Politics <br>

"""Beyond the Market does contain several timely and informative chapters that should be read with interest by scholars of both European integration and comparative European politics."" -""ECSA Review ...""the editors assemble papers covering a variety of policy areas from an impressive range of perspectives. The contributors' expertise in political science, economics, law and political journalism allow the reader access to a wealth of information on current labor market, employment, training, environmental and gender equality policies at the European and national levels."" -""Journal of Politics"

Beyond the Market does contain several timely and informative chapters that should be read with interest by scholars of both European integration and comparative European politics. - ECSA Review ... the editors assemble papers covering a variety of policy areas from an impressive range of perspectives. The contributors' expertise in political science, economics, law and political journalism allow the reader access to a wealth of information on current labor market, employment, training, environmental and gender equality policies at the European and national levels. - Journal of Politics

Beyond the Market does contain several timely and informative chapters that should be read with interest by scholars of both European integration and comparative European politics. - ECSA Review ... the editors assemble papers covering a variety of policy areas from an impressive range of perspectives. The contributors' expertise in political science, economics, law and political journalism allow the reader access to a wealth of information on current labor market, employment, training, environmental and gender equality policies at the European and national levels. - Journal of Politics

Author Information

David Hine is Official Student (i.e. Tutorial Fellow) at Christ Church, University of Oxford. Hussein Kassim is Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London.

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