New Governance in European Social Policy: The Open Method of Coordination (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)
Milena Buchs
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Description for New Governance in European Social Policy: The Open Method of Coordination (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)
Hardcover. Is the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) an effective and legitimate tool in European social policy-making? This book analyses the goals and instruments of the OMC, discusses approaches which theorize its functioning, examines its policy content and develops a framework for its evaluation. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JKS; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Büchs analyses the goals and instruments of the Open Method of Coordination, discusses approaches which theorize its functioning, examines its policy content and develops a framework for its evaluation. Through the examination of a case study the author demonstrates how policy actors apply the OMC in employment in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Büchs analyses the goals and instruments of the Open Method of Coordination, discusses approaches which theorize its functioning, examines its policy content and develops a framework for its evaluation. Through the examination of a case study the author demonstrates how policy actors apply the OMC in employment in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230506510
SKU
V9780230506510
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Ref
99-15
About Milena Buchs
MILENA BÜCHS is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton, UK.
Reviews for New Governance in European Social Policy: The Open Method of Coordination (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)
'Overall, the book is very well written and the careful analysis of the UK and Germany illustrates why, when and under which circumstances the EES has been used in these two very diverse countries.' - Caroline de la Porte, Journal of European Social Policy