Convergence and Europeanisation the political economy of social and labour market policies

Social convergence has been an objective since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, but it was only in 1997 and 2000 that social and labour market policies were formulated at the European Union level. To what extent have national social and labour market policies in EU member states converged over time? What...

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Main Author Vliet, Olaf Peter van
Format eBook
LanguageDutch
English
Published Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2011
Leiden University Press
Edition1
SeriesMeijersreeks Ser.
Subjects
European Union countries
Labor policy
Manpower policy
Welfare state
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Summary:Social convergence has been an objective since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, but it was only in 1997 and 2000 that social and labour market policies were formulated at the European Union level. To what extent have national social and labour market policies in EU member states converged over time? What is the influence of EU policy initiatives and European economic integration on national welfare state reforms? Moreover, what factors can explain differences in the extent to which member states have changed their policies accordingly? Based on quantitative analyses of welfare state changes since the 1980s in EU and other OECD countries, this study provides a number of new insights into the research on the Europeanisation of welfare states.
ISBN:9789087281458
9087281455