
Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Political Entrepreneurship for a Prosperous Europe
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 31. May 2019
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-78897-408-0 (ISBN)
Description
This timely and engaging book explores the role of European political entrepreneurship in debating, shaping and implementing the Europe 2020 strategy. Insightful chapters analyse the content, conditions and consequences of Europe 2020, investigating the plan for a future prosperous EU economy.
Focussing on how European political entrepreneurship functions in times of crisis, Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth considers these crises as potential windows of opportunity. The expert contributors highlight how the 2020 strategy has been debated, decided on, and then implemented from a governance perspective with multiple actors, and look ahead to necessary future developments. Further to this, multi-level governance is discussed as a way to address the demanded socio-economic goals across the EU in order to effect smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Entrepreneurship and public policy scholars, particularly those with an interest in European affairs will find this book to be an interesting read. It will also prove to be a powerful resource for politicians and public servants working within the Europe 2020 strategy.
Contributors include: H. Ekelund, A. Haglund-Morrissey, C. Karlsson, M. Nilsson, M. OEhlen, A. Parkhouse, B. Pircher, C. Silander, D. Silander, S. Tavassoli
Focussing on how European political entrepreneurship functions in times of crisis, Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth considers these crises as potential windows of opportunity. The expert contributors highlight how the 2020 strategy has been debated, decided on, and then implemented from a governance perspective with multiple actors, and look ahead to necessary future developments. Further to this, multi-level governance is discussed as a way to address the demanded socio-economic goals across the EU in order to effect smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Entrepreneurship and public policy scholars, particularly those with an interest in European affairs will find this book to be an interesting read. It will also prove to be a powerful resource for politicians and public servants working within the Europe 2020 strategy.
Contributors include: H. Ekelund, A. Haglund-Morrissey, C. Karlsson, M. Nilsson, M. OEhlen, A. Parkhouse, B. Pircher, C. Silander, D. Silander, S. Tavassoli
Reviews / Votes
'This edited volume is an excellent starting point for everyone interested in how Europe may continue to be a guiding beacon in terms of economy, democracy and sustainability when challenged by US techgiants and Chinese state enterprises.'--Bent Meier Sorensen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'This is a timely and highly policy relevant collection of contributions that explores the role of European political entrepreneurship in debating, shaping and implementing the Europe 2020 strategy within the EU. The book is coherent and provides its readers with key insights regarding the contents of Europe 2020, core actors and policies on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in current policy of the EU and in European political entrepreneurship.'
--Martin Andersson, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Sweden
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78897-408-0 (9781788974080)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Professor Emeritus of the Economics of Technological Change, Joenkoeping International Business School, Joenkoeping University and Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Daniel Silander, Associate Professor, Linnaeus University and Brigitte Pircher, Associate Professor, Soedertoern University, Stockholm, Sweden
Content
Contents:
Part I Europe 2020 and Framework of Study
1. The European Commission and Europe 2020: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Daniel Silander
2. EU, Europe 2020 and a Social Market Economy
Daniel Silander
Part II Core Actors on Europe 2020
3. Policy-Making in the European Council and the Council of the EU on Europe 2020: The Presidency Effect
Brigitte Pircher
4. The European Parliament and the Europe 2020 Strategy: An Arena for Public Debate or Political Entrepreneurship?
Mats OEhlen
5. Local and Regional Involvement in Europe 2020: A Success Story?
Brigitte Pircher
6. Europe 2020, EU Agencies and Political Entrepreneurship
Helena Ekelund
Part III Policies on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
7. Policy-Evaluation in Competitiveness: Towards More Results-Oriented Industrial Policies
Charlie Karlsson and Sam Tavassoli
8. Research and Innovation
Anne Haglund-Morrissey
9. Gender Equality Policy
Charlotte Silander
10. Asylum- and Migration Policies: Enabling Inclusive Growth in the EU?
Anna Parkhouse
11. Climate and Environmental Politics: Resource Efficient
Martin Nilsson
Section 4: Concluding Remarks
12. European Political Entrepreneurship: Europe 2020 To An End
Daniel Silander
Index
Part I Europe 2020 and Framework of Study
1. The European Commission and Europe 2020: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Daniel Silander
2. EU, Europe 2020 and a Social Market Economy
Daniel Silander
Part II Core Actors on Europe 2020
3. Policy-Making in the European Council and the Council of the EU on Europe 2020: The Presidency Effect
Brigitte Pircher
4. The European Parliament and the Europe 2020 Strategy: An Arena for Public Debate or Political Entrepreneurship?
Mats OEhlen
5. Local and Regional Involvement in Europe 2020: A Success Story?
Brigitte Pircher
6. Europe 2020, EU Agencies and Political Entrepreneurship
Helena Ekelund
Part III Policies on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
7. Policy-Evaluation in Competitiveness: Towards More Results-Oriented Industrial Policies
Charlie Karlsson and Sam Tavassoli
8. Research and Innovation
Anne Haglund-Morrissey
9. Gender Equality Policy
Charlotte Silander
10. Asylum- and Migration Policies: Enabling Inclusive Growth in the EU?
Anna Parkhouse
11. Climate and Environmental Politics: Resource Efficient
Martin Nilsson
Section 4: Concluding Remarks
12. European Political Entrepreneurship: Europe 2020 To An End
Daniel Silander
Index