European policies for a knowledge economy / Maria João Rodrigues.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodrigues, Maria João.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information society--Economic aspects--Europe.

Information society.

Information society--Social aspects--Europe.

Knowledge management--Europe.

Knowledge management.

Economic development--Europe.

Economic development.

Information society--Social aspects.

Information society--Economic aspects.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xvii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

1. European dilemmas and new prospects 1

International and European scenarios 1

A knowledge society 4

Knowledge economy and institutional reforms 6

Knowledge policies 9

2. Strategy and governance for a knowledge economy 14

The point of departure of a European strategy 14

The Lisbon strategy 16

Strategy and governance 18

The invention of a political method 19

On the open method of coordination 23

Overview of the Lisbon strategy implementation 29

3. Policies for the information society 36

The IT revolution 36

Public policies for a European way 38

The e-Europe action plan 41

Taking stock of the European policy for the information society 43

Exploring a virtuous circle 47

4. Policies for research and development 52

A gap in European research capacity 52

The stages of the European research policy 55

Building a European research area 56

Regional development and research 59

Priority themes for research in Europe 60

The international dimension of the European research policy 64

5. Policies for enterprise and innovation 69

Competitiveness and the knowledge-based economy 69

The internal market and economic reforms 71

The European policy for enterprise and entrepreneurship 74

Developing a European policy for innovation 80

6. A learning society 89

Learning new competences 90

Open learning centres 92

New objectives for education policy 95

From lifelong learning to higher education 96

Key issues for the future 102

7. Renewing the European social model 106

New challenges for the European social model 106

Priorities for renewing the European social model 109

Employment policies 110

Social protection policies 113

Social inclusion policies 117

Improving the European dimension of social dialogue 117

For a preliminary assessment 119

Some implications of the Lisbon strategy for the institutional reform of the European Union 132

Presidency conclusions of the Lisbon European Council 140

Employment, economic reform and social cohesion 140

Documents submitted to the Lisbon European Council 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840649771

OCLC:

53186625