Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Open Method of Coordination: A pathway to the gradual transformation of national employment and welfare regimes?; 2 Neither convergence nor frozen paths: Bounded learning, international diffusion of reforms, and the Open Method of Coordination; 3 Unemployment protection reform in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and the UK: Policy learning through open coordination?
Summary
This book examines how national labour market and social welfare policies have been influenced by the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) processes on Social Protection/Inclusion
