Title Designing the European model / edited by Seppo Honkapohja and Frank Westermann

Published Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 500 pages) : illustrations Contents Part I: Labour Markets: Welfare to work (from the 2002 EEAG report); Labour market reform in Europe (from the 2004 EEAG report); Pay-setting systems in europe: ongoing developments and possible reforms (from the 2004 EEAG report); Outsourcing (from the 2005 EEAG report); Longer working hours: the beginning of a new trent? (from the 2005 EEAG report) -- Part II: Macroeconomic Issues: Fiscal policy and macroeconomic stabilization in the Euro area: possible reforms of the stability and growth pact and national decision-making processes (from the 2003 EEAG report); Acceding countries: the road to the Euro (from the 2004 EEAG report); Economic growth in the European Union (from the 2006 EEAG report); Global imbalances (from the 2006 EEAG report) -- Part III: Institutions: Rethinking subsidiarity in the EU: economic principles (from the 2003 EEAG report); Financial architecture (from the 2003 EEAG report); Pensions and children (from the 2005 EEAG report); Prospects for education policy in Europe (from the 2006 EEAG report); Mergers and competition policy in Europe (from the 2006 EEAG report) Summary While the European Union has been hailed as a major political success in the last five decades, it continues to face numerous economic and social concerns. With enlargements and changing international environments the Union is confronted with new challenges. Problems have arisen from new global economic developments, such as outsourcing of productive activities and the international macroeconomic imbalances. These issues include unemployment problems, slow growth performance of many EU countries, the formulation of appropriate macroeconomic policies, policies towards enlargement of the Union to institutional design and structural policies for the EU. The fourteen articles in this book are divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to labour market issues covering reforms from welfare systems to pay-setting and longer working hours. The second part considers European macroeconomic issues including the fiscal policy framework for the EU, growth performance of EU-15 economies and global imbalances and their effects on Europe. The third part of the book is focused at institutional issues, including the subsidiary principle, European education systems, coming problems in European pension systems, and the functioning of the financial system and competition policy in Europe. Written jointly by a group of well-known independent economic experts, this book offers an in-depth economic analysis that aims to discuss and suggest effective solutions to current concerns in European policy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Labor market -- European Union countries POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History. Economic history Economic policy International economic integration Labor market Politics and government Social policy Ekonomisk politik -- EU-länderna. Arbetsmarknad -- EU-länderna. Labour economics -- Europe. Macroeconomics -- Europe. Regional government policies -- Europe. UE/CE Intégration. Politique de l'emploi. Marché du travail. Politique économique. Politique fiscale. Politique monétaire. Subsidiarité. Pensions. Fusions d'entreprises. Politique de la concurrence. UE/CE Etats membres. Politics and Government. Arbeitsmarkt Sozialpolitik Wirtschaftliche Integration Wirtschaftspolitik SUBJECT European Union countries -- Economic conditions European Union countries -- Economic policy European Union countries -- Social policy European Union countries -- Economic integration European Union countries -- Politics and government European Economic Community countries -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045812 European Economic Community countries -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89006824 European Economic Community countries -- Social policy Subject European Union countries Europäische Union. Europäische Union. Form Electronic book Author Honkapohja, Seppo, 1951- Westermann, Frank, 1970- ISBN 9780230236653 0230236650 9786612507458 6612507454

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