| Description |
1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Series |
Building Progressive Alternatives |
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Building progressive alternatives.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Dedication -- Introduction: "Social Europe" -- irrelevant, catching up or dangerous? -- 1 What is the European social question? -- Grasping the social question from different conceptual angles -- Inequality, justice and solidarity -- Social rights and social citizenship -- Welfare states and the European social model -- EU socio-economic governance and Social Europe -- Cohesion and convergence -- Explanations for the EU's social deficit |
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Institutional factors: a fundamental asymmetry between economic and social integration -- Ideational factors: the neoliberal turn and the death of Social Europe -- Political factors: joint-decision trap and sovereignty -- Material and social factors: the hegemony of economic actors -- Reflecting on the normative roots of the European social question -- The internationalist or intergovernmentalist perspective -- The transnationalist or federalist perspective -- Pluralist perspectives -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 2 Is the EU a key player in addressing social issues? |
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Piecemeal prerogatives across policy areas -- Differentiated modes of policy-making and governance -- A failed political project -- The EU and national welfare states -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 3 Are socially minded actors too weak in EU policy-making? -- The institutional triangle -- The European Commission -- The Council -- The European Parliament -- The independent institutions -- The Court of Justice of the European Union -- The European Central Bank -- The member states -- Political coalitions and socio-economic models -- The implementation of social policies |
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Organized civil society -- The European Economic and Social Committee -- Trade unions -- Non-governmental organizations -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 4 Is European social regulation a thing of the past? -- The patchy rise of social issues in the EU's primary law -- A gradual build up in the treaties -- The advent of EU-wide fundamental social rights? -- The laborious extension of social regulation through legislation -- Free movement and labour law -- Health -- The key role of case law -- The codification of case law through legislation |
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Strengthening legislation through case law -- From extending to curtailing social rights? -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Questions to debate -- 5 Does liberalization undermine social cohesion? -- The freedom to provide services and social dumping -- From attempts to strike the balance between market freedom and labour law ... -- ... To a pro-market offensive -- And back -- The marketization of welfare -- From public service to competitive markets -- Liberalizing welfare services through sectoral directives -- Limiting public financing via the control of state aid |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The opening up of welfare states |
| Subject |
European Union
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| SUBJECT |
European Union fast |
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Politics and government
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Social policy
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| SUBJECT |
European Union countries -- Social policy
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European Union countries -- Politics and government
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European Economic Community countries -- Social policy
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| Subject |
European Union countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1788213602 |
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9781788213608 |
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