Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; The Contributors; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: CONFLICT AND COHESION IN THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET: A REFLECTION; THE CHALLENGE OF COHESION; CORE VS. PERIPHERY; UNEMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE; THREATS TO COHESION; COHESION, GROWTH AND INEQUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION; EUROPE OF THE REGIONS AND THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; LE DFI EUROPEN: MULTINATIONAL RESTRUCTURING, LABOUR AND EU POLICY; THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF INWARD INVESTMENT IN THE LESS FAVOURED REGIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Summary
Economic integration within the European community has come ever closer, but a reduction in social disparities are as far away as ever. The current neo-liberal policies favour the relatively wealthy regions at the expense of less favoured regions