
The European Social Model in Crisis
Is Europe Losing Its Soul?
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead(Editor)
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 24. April 2015
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-1-78347-655-8 (ISBN)
Description
The European Social Model has been an integral part of the construction of the European Community and has been effective in stimulating its economic growth. This social dimension represents the soul of the European Union, and has been envied and adopted by other regions and countries in the world.Under the pressure of the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent introduction of austerity measures across Europe, many countries have reformed basic elements of the model including social protection, pensions, public services, workers' rights, quality of jobs, working conditions and social dialogue, often undermining social cohesion. These trends have raised questions: is Europe currently losing its legacy? If so, what are the social and economic implications, both in the short and longer term? The European Social Model in Crisis assesses social policy developments in each EU individual member state on the basis of detailed empirical evidence and concrete case studies.
The volume is a timely warning about the weakening of the European Social Model and its possibly devastating future effects. The alternative options proposed here make the book essential reading for policy-makers, while scholars and researchers of European studies and social policy will find it an invaluable reference.
Contributors include: J.I. Anton, D. Anxo, G. Bosch, R. Munoz de Bustillo Llorente, K. Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, J. Gautie, P. Gonzalez, D. Grimshaw, M. Karamessini, J. Masso, I. Mierina, A. Scharle, A. Simonazzi, D. Szikra, D. Vaughan-Whitehead
The volume is a timely warning about the weakening of the European Social Model and its possibly devastating future effects. The alternative options proposed here make the book essential reading for policy-makers, while scholars and researchers of European studies and social policy will find it an invaluable reference.
Contributors include: J.I. Anton, D. Anxo, G. Bosch, R. Munoz de Bustillo Llorente, K. Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, J. Gautie, P. Gonzalez, D. Grimshaw, M. Karamessini, J. Masso, I. Mierina, A. Scharle, A. Simonazzi, D. Szikra, D. Vaughan-Whitehead
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78347-655-8 (9781783476558)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, Founder and Chair of the Fair Wage Network and University of Geneva, Switzerland
Content
Contents:
Forward
1. The European Social Model in Times of Crisis: An Overview
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
2. The Baltic States: Convergence with the European Social Model or Further Liberalisation?
Jaan Masso and Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina
3. France's Social Model: Between Resilience and Erosion
Jerome Gautie
4. The German Welfare State: From an Inclusive to an Exclusive Bismarckian Model
Gerhard Bosch
5. The Greek Social Model: Towards a Deregulated Labour Market and Residual Social Protection
Maria Karamessini
6. Recent Changes Moving Hungary Away from the European Social Model
Agota Scharle and Dorottya Szikra
7. Italy: Continuity and Change in Welfare State Retrenchment
Annamaria Simonazzi
8. The European Social Model in a Context of Crisis and Austerity in Portugal
Pilar Gonzalez and Antonio Figueiredo
9. Turning Back before Arriving: The Weakening of the Spanish Welfare State
Rafael Munoz de Bustillo and Jose-Ignacio Anton
10. The Swedish Social Model: Resilience and Success in Turbulent Times
Dominique Anxo
11. Britain's Social Model: Rapid Descent from 'Liberal Collectivism' to a 'Market Society'
Damian Grimshaw
Index
Forward
1. The European Social Model in Times of Crisis: An Overview
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
2. The Baltic States: Convergence with the European Social Model or Further Liberalisation?
Jaan Masso and Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina
3. France's Social Model: Between Resilience and Erosion
Jerome Gautie
4. The German Welfare State: From an Inclusive to an Exclusive Bismarckian Model
Gerhard Bosch
5. The Greek Social Model: Towards a Deregulated Labour Market and Residual Social Protection
Maria Karamessini
6. Recent Changes Moving Hungary Away from the European Social Model
Agota Scharle and Dorottya Szikra
7. Italy: Continuity and Change in Welfare State Retrenchment
Annamaria Simonazzi
8. The European Social Model in a Context of Crisis and Austerity in Portugal
Pilar Gonzalez and Antonio Figueiredo
9. Turning Back before Arriving: The Weakening of the Spanish Welfare State
Rafael Munoz de Bustillo and Jose-Ignacio Anton
10. The Swedish Social Model: Resilience and Success in Turbulent Times
Dominique Anxo
11. Britain's Social Model: Rapid Descent from 'Liberal Collectivism' to a 'Market Society'
Damian Grimshaw
Index