Exploring European Social Policy
Robert R. Geyer
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Paperback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. This exciting new textbook provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overview of this contested area and examines whether EU social policy is strengthening or weakening European social policy regimes.
With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. This exciting new textbook provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overview of this contested area and examines whether EU social policy is strengthening or weakening European social policy regimes.
The book begins with a general outline of the postwar development of EU social policy and its evolving relationship to the theory and practice of European integration. Then it provides a detailed and theoretically engaged description of the main areas of EU social policy including: labour, ... Read more
This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive available and offers the reader a detailed and accessible exploration of the area. It will be essential reading for anyone studying the EU or national social policy, as well as for practitioners in the field.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745619316
SKU
V9780745619316
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99-1
About Robert R. Geyer
Robert Geyer is a Lecturer, in the Department of Politics, University of Liverpool.
Reviews for Exploring European Social Policy
'The "deepening" of the European integration process - the single market, the single currency and the like - raises major questions about the role of the EU in social policy and the sustainability of different national models. Geyer's book provides a timely, well-informed discussion of these pressing issues, combining theoretical reflection with history and detailed empirical analysis. Its accessible style ... Read more