Labor Employment And Social Policies In The Eu Enlargement Process

Author : Lodovico Pizzati,Bernard Funck
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821350080

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Labor, Employment, and Social Policies in the EU Enlargement Process by Lodovico Pizzati,Bernard Funck Pdf

The process of transition to a market economy and integration into the EU has strained the labour markets of central and eastern European countries, and these developments pose a number of challenges to their social policies. This volume presents the contributions given at an international labour conference held in Austria in June 2001 to investigate these issues. It provides the latest labour trends in EU accession countries and compares them to previous experiences of European integration. It reviews existing labour market policies and social protection mechanisms, and discusses alternative strategies for employment creation in the region.

Author : Bela Galgoczi,Céline Lafoucriere,Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Employment forecasting
ISBN : MINN:31951P009816798

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The Enlargement of Social Europe by Bela Galgoczi,Céline Lafoucriere,Lars Magnusson Pdf

Evaluates the state of social dialogue in member states and candidate countries to the EU, to guarantee full participation of social partners in the European Employment Strategy.

Author : N. A. Barr
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821361191

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Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe by N. A. Barr Pdf

'Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe' summarises social policy reform during the transition and EU accession and analyses the social policy challenges which continue to face both old and new member states. Specifically, the book amplifies two sets of arguments. First, social policy under communism was in important respects well-suited to the old order and—precisely for that reason—was systematically badly-suited to a market economy. Strategic reform directions thus followed from the nature of the transition process and from constraints imposed by EU accession. Secondly, successful accession is not the end of the story: economic and social trends over the past 50 years are creating strains for social policy which all countries—old and new members—will have to face.This book will be of interest to readers interested in social policy, particularly those with an interest in the process of post-communist transition, in EU accession, and in future social policy challenges for the wider Europe. It should be of interest to academics in departments of economics, social policy and political science, and to policy makers, including government advisers and civil servants.

Author : Abraham Jan Steijn
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781007600

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Industrial Relations in the New Europe by Abraham Jan Steijn Pdf

'The collection deserves to be made accessible to readers, and the publisher should be congratulated on maintaining a steady stream of high-quality publications on the European subject.' - Steve Jefferys, Industrial Relations Journal

Author : European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Europe
ISBN : UOM:39015061772524

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Report of the High-Level Group on the Future of Social Policy in an Enlarged European Union by European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs Pdf

Author : Paul Copeland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : 1781707472

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EU Enlargement, the Clash of Capitalisms and the European Social Dimension by Paul Copeland Pdf

At the heart of the European integration process is the debate debate over whether the EU should be a market-making project, or if it should combine this with integration in employment and social policy. What has been the impact of the 2004 & 2007 rounds of enlargement upon the political economy of European integration? This book analyses the impact of the 2004 & 2007 enlargements upon the politics of European integration within EU employment and social policy, the main policy negotiations in the field, and the political positions and contributions of the Central and Eastern European Member States.

Author : Guglielmo Meardi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1137342609

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Social Failures of EU Enlargement by Guglielmo Meardi Pdf

Is the EU enlargement the success EU institutions proclaim? Based on fifteen years of fieldwork research across Central and Eastern Europe and on migrants in the UK and Germany, this book provides a less glittering answer. The EU has betrayed hopes of social cohesion: social regulations have been forgotten, multinationals use threats of relocations, and workers, left without institutional channels to voice their concerns, have reacted by leaving their countries en masse. Yet migration, for many, increases social vulnerability. Drawing on Hirschman's concepts of 'Exit' and 'Voice', the book traces the origins of such failures in the management of EU enlargement as a pure economic and market-creating exercise, neglecting the inherently political nature of labour relations. The reinforcement of market mechanisms without political counterbalances has resulted in an increase in opportunistic 'exit' behaviour by both employers and employees, and thereby in a worsening quality of democracy, at workplace, national and European levels. As a result of this process, the EU has become more similar to the North American Free Trade Agreement between USA, Canada and Mexico, where social rights are marginalized and economic integration does not translate into better development.

Author : European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : UCSD:31822038861316

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Social Policies by European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Pdf

The 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.

Author : Martin Kahanec,Klaus F. Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3662568802

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Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession by Martin Kahanec,Klaus F. Zimmermann Pdf

This volume extends and deepens our knowledge about cross-border mobility and its role in an enlarged EU. More specifically, its main purpose is to enlighten the growing and yet rather uninformed debate about the role of post-enlargement migration for economic adjustment in the crisis-stricken labor markets of the Eurozone and the EU as a whole. The book addresses the political economy aspects of post-enlargement migration, including its broader political contexts, redistributive impacts, but also nationalization of the enlargement agenda. It also covers the experience of receiving and sending countries with post-enlargement migration and its role during the current crisis. Renowned experts in the field study, whether and how post-enlargement mobility has enabled the EU to absorb asymmetric economic shocks, how it has affected the European welfare systems, and whether it has contributed to the sustainability of the Eurozone. The authors also evaluate brain circulation as a sought-after vehicle of improved allocative efficiency of EU labor markets and propose a policy agenda for mobility in an enlarged EU.

Author : Violaine Delteil,Vassil Nikolaev Kirov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317402190

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Labour and Social Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe by Violaine Delteil,Vassil Nikolaev Kirov Pdf

Over a quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall and 10 years after their accession to the European Union (EU), Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEECs) still show marked differences with the rest of Europe in the fields of labour, work and industrial relations. This book presents a detailed and original analysis of labour and social transformations in the CEECs. By examining a wide range of countries in Central Europe, Labour and Social Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe offers a comprehensive and contrasting view of labour developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Chapters explore three related issues. The first deals with the understanding of the complex process of Europeanization applied in the sphere of labour, employment and industrial relations. The second issue refers to the attempt to link the Europeanization approach with an analysis mobilizing the theoretical concept of "dependent capitalism(s)". The third issue refers to the cumulative trends of labour weakening and labour awakening that has emerged, in particular in the aftermath of the crisis beginning in 2007-2008. This book will be of interest to academics, policy makers and stakeholders at European and national level in the EU member states.

Author : Peter J. Katzenstein
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501700385

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A World of Regions by Peter J. Katzenstein Pdf

Observing the dramatic shift in world politics since the end of the Cold War, Peter J. Katzenstein argues that regions have become critical to contemporary world politics. This view is in stark contrast to those who focus on the purportedly stubborn persistence of the nation-state or the inevitable march of globalization. In detailed studies of technology and foreign investment, domestic and international security, and cultural diplomacy and popular culture, Katzenstein examines the changing regional dynamics of Europe and Asia, which are linked to the United States through Germany and Japan. Regions, Katzenstein contends, are interacting closely with an American imperium that combines territorial and non-territorial powers. Katzenstein argues that globalization and internationalization create open or porous regions. Regions may provide solutions to the contradictions between states and markets, security and insecurity, nationalism and cosmopolitanism. Embedded in the American imperium, regions are now central to world politics.

Author : International Labour Organisation
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221148394

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Minimum Income Schemes in Europe by International Labour Organisation Pdf

This book investigates the paradox of rich countries of Western Europe, who have high levels of poverty whilst proclaiming its eradication as one of the primary social and economic goals. It looks at how policies often do not achieve their goals, why countries need mechanisms to reduce wage inequality and why they choose to provide universal benefits instead of systems of selective benefits targeted at the poor. Along with cross-countries comparisons, the volume also presents analysis of the minimum income in France, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Ireland, Belgium, and Greece.

Author : Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783476565

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The European Social Model in Crisis by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead Pdf

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the impact of the crisis and austerity policies on all elements of the European Social Model. This book assesses the situation in each individual EU member state on the basi

Author : Constantine Arvanitopoulos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783540881971

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Turkey’s Accession to the European Union by Constantine Arvanitopoulos Pdf

European views on Turkey’s membership in the EU have been split between those in support of its full integration and those advocating a privileged partnership. To the extent that many of the latter proposals imply that Turkey will be partially integrated within Europe in certain areas, the question of Turkey’s accession is probably not about ‘if’, but about ‘how much’ integration there will be within the Union’s structures. The purpose of this book is not to offer a definitive response to this question. The book aims instead to examine the complexity of the issues pertaining to Turkey’s prospective EU membership by presenting several, often divergent, accounts of the political, security and socio-economic dimensions of the entire process. The book provides a forum for an exchange of views among distinguished scholars and researchers from different national backgrounds in order to contribute to the ongoing public discussion of Turkey’s accession. Sophisticated, informative and refreshing in its argumentation, the book provides an excellent overview of the complexities of Turkey’s accession to the EU membership. Professor Mustafa Aydin, TOBB University of Economics and Technology A refreshing view from the European periphery, an original mirror of the Union's central challenges. Professor Georges Prevelakis, University of Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne

Author : Richard Black,Godfried Engbersen,Marek Okólski
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789089641564

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A Continent Moving West? by Richard Black,Godfried Engbersen,Marek Okólski Pdf

Dit boek beschrijft de toename van migratie uit Oost-europese landen in de periode van 2004-2007, na toetreding tot de EU. Het bevat nieuwe empirische 'casestudies' van migratiepatronen, zowel gebaseerd op veldwerk als op de analyse van bestaande statistieken.