The European social model in crisis is Europe losing its soul?
1. Is Europe losing its soul? : the European social model in times of crisis / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead -- 2. The Baltic States : convergence with the European social model or further liberalisation? / Jaan Masso and Kerly Krillo -- 3. France's social model : between resilience and erosion / Jé...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd
2015
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| Summary: | 1. Is Europe losing its soul? : the European social model in times of crisis / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead -- 2. The Baltic States : convergence with the European social model or further liberalisation? / Jaan Masso and Kerly Krillo -- 3. France's social model : between resilience and erosion / Jérôme Gautié -- 4. The German welfare state : from an inclusive to an exclusive Bismarckian model / Gerhard Bosch -- 5. The Greek social model : towards a deregulated labour market and residual social protection / Maria Karamessini -- 6. Recent changes moving Hungary away from the European social model / Ágota Scharle and Dorottya Szikra -- 7. Italy : continuity and change in welfare state retrenchment / Annamaria Simonazzi -- 8. The European social model in a context of crisis and austerity in Portugal / Pilar González and António Figueiredo -- 9. Turning back before arriving : the dismantling of the Spanish welfare state / Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo and José-Ignacio Antón -- 10. The Swedish social model : resilience and success in turbulent times / Dominique Anxo -- 11. Britain's social model : rapid descent from 'liberal collectivism' to a 'market society' / Damian Grimshaw The European Social Model has been an integral part of the construction of the European Community and has been effective in stimulating its economic growth. This social dimension represents the soul of the European Union, and has been envied and adopted by other regions and countries in the world. Under the pressure of the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent introduction of austerity measures across Europe, many countries have reformed basic elements of the model including social protection, pensions, public services, workers' rights, quality of jobs, working conditions and social dialogue, often undermining social cohesion. These trends have raised questions: Is Europe currently losing its legacy? If so, what are the social and economic implications, both in the short and longer term? The European Social Model in Crisis assesses social policy developments in each EU individual member state on the basis of detailed empirical evidence and concrete case studies. This book issues a timely warning about the dismantling of the European Social Model, presenting its possibly devastating future effects and proposing more balanced policy options. Scholars and researchers of labour economics, European studies and social policy will find the experts' contributions offered in this book to be an invaluable reference. Policy-makers in European and international institutions will be inspired by its comparative analysis and alternative policy proposals |
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| Physical Description: | 656 p |
| ISBN: | 9781783476558 9781783476565 |